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7 US Soldiers
Killed in Iraq
Copter Crash

Military has ruled out hostile fire in the Chinook accident

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 18, 08 8:04 AM CDT
(AP) - Seven US soldiers were killed in southern Iraq today when their helicopter crashed, the AP reports. "At this time we are uncertain of the cause, but hostile fire has been ruled out," a military spokesman said. The crash occurred shortly after midnight in a desert under British military control, as a four-helicopter convoy was heading from Kuwait to a military base north of Baghdad. More »

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 Up to 15 Dead in 
 LA Train Smashup 

Commuter and freight trains collide during rush hour, sparking blaze

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 12, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ten to 15 people are dead and 70 injured after two trains collided in Los Angeles during rush hour today, the Los Angeles Times reports. At least 10 are critically hurt and dozens are likely trapped after a freight train slammed a Metrolink commuter train and derailed several cars. Firefighters initially battled a blaze sparked by the crash, which was so fierce that the commuter train's front passenger car was bent around its locomotive. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • train crash • fatalities • injured

OPINION

Speed Limits Aren't Saving Lives, So Make Cars Slower

Government's priorities elsewhere, but cars that can't top 75 would save gas, too

New York Times New York Times Sep 8, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Speeding contributes to 13,000 US road deaths each year, and, at 30% of traffic fatalities, places only slightly behind alcohol, at 39%, Kent A. Sepkowitz writes in the New York Times . While preventing drunk driving is a complex problem requiring cooperation of motorists, police, and educators, speeding can be prevented easily: by making cars that cannot physically exceed the speed limit. More »

More about:  drunk driving • car accident • fatalities • road safety • speeding • speed limit

High Gas Prices Mean Fewer Traffic Deaths

People are changing where, when,
and how they drive

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 25, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The number of traffic deaths may drop this year to their lowest since Kennedy was president—thanks in large part to higher gas prices, the AP reports. As they rose above $3.20 a gallon, fatalities plummeted 22.1% in March and 17.9% in April, a study found. The data suggest a “tipping point” in gas prices where drivers drastically changed their habits. More »

More about:  gas prices • driving • car safety • traffic accident • fatalities • teenage drivers

Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

Road bomb injures
4 guards, capping an especially bloody week

Associated Press Associated Press May 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani escaped injury after a roadside bomb hit her motorcade in Baghdad this morning. Hiro Ahmed Ibrahim was on her way to a cultural festival when the blast hit, injuring four of the first lady's bodyguards. It is unclear whether the attack was random or she was targeted, AP reports. More »

More about:  Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Jalal Talabani • fatalities • motorcade • bodyguard

 Shark Kills Man;
 SoCal Beaches Closed 

First area fatality since 1994 sparks fears of great white rampage

San Diego Union-Tribune Apr 25, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beaches north of San Diego were closed today after a man was fatally injured by a shark, the Union-Tribune reports. While witnesses could identify “the culprit” only as a “big gray shark,” an expert contacted by the Los Angeles Times said, “This almost certainly was a great white shark.” Attacks in the area are “unheard of.” More »

More about:  San Diego • ocean • beach • Pacific Ocean • fatalities • shark attack • San Onofre State Beach • great white shark • Ocean Beach

 Crane Crash
 Among Worst
 NY Accidents,
 Mayor Says 

Ground-level pics depict shocking scene

New York Times New York Times Mar 15, 08 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A towering crane that ripped through two buildings and hit a third is one of the worst construction accidents in New York history, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today. "It is a tragic event," he said. "Our hearts go out to all the victims and their families." How did the crane pulverize two buildings in one fall? Click the Daily News and Newsday links below to see the best photo coverage on the web. More »

More about:  New York • accident • Michael Bloomberg • rescue • construction • David Paterson • crane accident • crane • fatalities

UPDATED

Blizzard Death Toll Hits 22

Snow and howling winds wreak havoc in nation's heartland

Associated Press Associated Press Dec 24, 07 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The death toll from a winter storm that pummeled the upper Midwest rose to 22 today, the AP reports. The worst of the storm is over for the region, but it left behind icy highways and downed power lines, especially in Wisconsin, Illinois, and upper Michigan. Remnants of the storm system could dump heavy snow snow on western New York tonight, forecasters said. More »

More about:  Texas • Minnesota • Wisconsin • Kansas • power outage • snowstorm • fatalities • National Weather Service • Great Lakes • wind

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