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accidental death stories: 41 news summaries

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13-Year-Old Runs Over,
Kills Father

Bronx man, 45, was teaching boy to drive Porsche SUV

Aug 19, 09 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 13-year-old Bronx boy accidentally killed his father last night while trying to park the family’s Porsche SUV, the New York Post reports. The family had just eaten at a restaurant, and waiters heard the boy ask if he could move the car. John Cedeno, 45, stood beside the... More »

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car accident • accident • Bronx • accidental death • Porsche • child • John Cedeno

Disney World Stuntman Killed
in Practice

He's the third park employee to die on the job this summer

Aug 19, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney World canceled its “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular” yesterday, after one of the performers suffered a head injury and died during practice, the AP reports. He’s the third park employee to meet an untimely demise on the job this summer, but Disney says the deaths are unrelated,... More »

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(Newser) - A New Jersey man encountered literal death by chocolate yesterday after falling into an 8-foot vat of the stuff, CNN reports. The factory worker fell off a platform while loading solid chocolate into the melting vat. The 29-year-old's colleagues rushed to shut off the machinery, but he suffered a fatal... More »

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 2 Die in Mt McKinley Fall 


Jun 13, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two experienced climbers died this week trying to summit Mount McKinley, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The pair plunged at least 2,000 feet from the 20,320-foot mountain, North America’s tallest peak. Officials say it’s unclear whether the men reached the summit before their fall on Thursday... More »

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Alaska • accidental death • mountain climber • Mount McKinley

Coroner Rules Gans' Death Accidental

Vegas entertainer died from 'toxic reaction' to pain medication

Jun 10, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans' death early last month at the age of 52 was accidental, a coroner ruled yesterday. The longtime Vegas Strip fixture, known as the "Man of Many Voices," suffered from underlying health problems including high blood pressure and chronic pain syndrome and died from... More »

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Las Vegas • accidental death • Danny Gans

(Newser) - Former Olympic snowboarding champ Karine Ruby of France died yesterday after she and two fellow climbers tumbled into a glacial crevasse while descending Mont Blanc in France. One of her companions survived the fall, but sustained serious injuries and was air-lifted to the hospital. The 31-year-old Ruby, who won a... More »

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accidental death • snowboarding • climbing • 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics • Olympics • mountain climber • Karine Ruby

 Tyson's Young Daughter Dead 


May 26, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter died today after accidentally hanging herself from a cord dangling from a treadmill in the family home. Exodus Tyson had been on life support since being found yesterday by her older brother in their Phoenix home. Mike Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time but... More »

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Mike Tyson • accidental death • daughter • boxers

Book Review

 Baseball May 
 Kill You 


May 26, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re thinking about a trip to the ball park, you’d better have some good insurance. In their new book, Death at the Ballpark: A Comprehensive Study of Game-Related Fatalities, Robert Gorman and David Weeks chronicle 850 baseball-related deaths, listing them in reference-like fashion. You’d... More »

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book reviews • accidental death • baseball • baseball history • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - At least 11 people were killed by a fan stampede after a Moroccan concert, reports the BBC. Some 40 others were injured when a wire fence collapsed, causing a mob to surge forward at the event packed with 70,000 spectators. The Rabat event was part of the week-long Mawazine... More »

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Morocco • concert • Stevie Wonder • accidental death • Alicia Keys • stampede • Kylie Minogue • music festival

Accidents, Illness Kill
Most Troops in Iraq

"Nonhostile" incidents pose greatest threat in recent months

May 3, 09 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Troops serving in Iraq in the past eight months were most likely to die from "nonhostile" causes such as illness or accidents, according to new statistics. The period marks the first time insurgents have not been responsible for the majority of troops deaths, reports the Boston Globe. While... More »

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military • US troops • Department of Defense • accidental death • casualties • Iraq war

(Newser) - Family and friends assembled in New York today for the wake of Natasha Richardson, the AP reports; husband Liam Neeson, their sons, and mother Vanessa Redgrave were among them. “It’s been a very, very sad few days and I think it will stay that way,” said family... More »

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New York City • Canada • hospital • accidental death • skiing • Montreal • Liam Neeson • wake • Natasha Richardson • head trauma

(Newser) - The crew of Liam Neeson’s latest film is “bereft” over the death of his wife but will continue shooting, Entertainment Tonight reports. Chloe will focus on scenes that don’t need Neeson, who is mourning wife Natasha Richardson. “There are some scenes with Liam Neeson which have... More »

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(Newser) - Natasha Richardson’s cause of death was an “epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head,” the New York Post reports. The verdict comes from the city’s medical examiner, ruling the actress’ death an accident. A hematoma is a blood clot that grows between the brain... More »

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theater • Broadway • autopsy • medical examiner • accidental death • actor • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • hematoma

Culkin Sister Was Drunk When Killed 

Coroner says Dakota's blood-alcohol level was 3 times state limit

Jan 21, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin’s sister was drunk when she was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles last month, E! Online reports. Dakota Culkin, 29, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.31%, more than triple California’s legal limit. “It might have influenced her decision to walk into... More »

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drinking • death • accidental death • traffic accident • drunk • Macaulay Culkin • Dakota Culkin

Boy, 6, Killed at
Monster Truck Show

Washington boy dies after he's struck in head by metal debris

Jan 18, 09 6:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A 6-year-old Washington boy was killed when he was struck in the head by a flying piece of metal while watching a Monster Truck show. It wasn't immediately clear what flew off one of the trucks and up over a safety barrier. Another fan in the stands was also injured.... More »

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Blow to Head Killed
Travolta's Son: Report

Police suggestions wrong, TMZ sources say

Jan 3, 09 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The official story on how Jett Travolta died is way off, sources tell TMZ. The family’s lawyers, who are with John Travolta in the Bahamas, say Travolta's 16-year-old son probably died from banging his head against a hotel bathtub or toilet, not from a seizure. They also deny the... More »

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John Travolta • seizure • accidental death • Jett Travolta

UK Dad Who Dropped TV on Girl Cleared in Her Death

Tragedy a 'parent's worst nightmare'

Dec 30, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - A father accidentally dropped a television on his 4-year-old daughter's head in a horrific Christmas tragedy, reports the Daily Telegraph. The North Wales father was carrying an old television to another room to make way for a new Christmas set when he tripped over his daughter, who was playing at... More »

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television • children • accident • Wales • accidental death • domestic accidents

 US Accidentally 
 Kills 6 Afghan Cops 

Calls it a 'tragic case of mistaken identity'

Dec 10, 08 7:14 AM CST
(Newser) - US troops killed six Afghan policemen and one civilian today, in what a senior military spokesman called a “tragic case of mistaken identity,” the New York Times reports. The forces had just finished overrunning a Taliban hideout, killing a suspected Taliban commander and detaining another man, when... More »

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Afghanistan • accidental death • shooting • Afghanistan war

Dead Family's Dad: 'Pray
for Fighter Pilot'

'Tell me' how to deal with this, pleads grieving father

Dec 10, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The Korean immigrant who lost his family when a fighter jet crashed into his San Diego home urged people to pray for the Marine Corps pilot "not to suffer," reports CNN.  "I don't blame him. I don't have any hard feelings. I know he did everything... More »

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fighter jet • San Diego • death • plane crash • accident • accidental death • Marine Corps

Cop Charged in Boy's Death at Mass. Gun Show

8-year-old accidentally shot himself with Uzi
as father looked on

Dec 5, 08 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A Massachusetts police chief was indicted after an 8-year-old accidentally killed himself at a gun show the officer helped sponsor, Reuters reports. The boy mistakenly shot himself in the head with an Uzi as his father looked on with a camera. The policeman was indicted for involuntary manslaughter and furnishing... More »

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Massachusetts • indictment • police chiefs • accidental death • guns • child • gun show

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