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(Newser) - At least six are dead and 70 others injured after two subway trains collided during rush hour this evening in Washington DC, the AP reports. The incident is “developing into a mass casualty event,” a Metro spokesman told WJLA-TV. “We’re expecting a number of injuries.”... More »

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subway • Washington DC • accident • Washington Metro • train crash • collisions

Mike Tyson's Daughter Accidentally Strangled

4-year-old critical after tangle with treadmill

May 25, 09 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter is on life support at a Phoenix hospital after strangling herself with a treadmill cord this morning in what appears to have been a freak accident, Fox News reports. The girl’s 7-year-old brother discovered her hanging by the neck from an exercise machine in... More »

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Mike Tyson • accident • daughter • treadmill

 Navy Copter Crash 
 Kills 3 Near San Diego 

2 crew members still missing

May 20, 09 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Coast Guard is searching for two possible survivors of an early-morning Navy helicopter crash that killed three crew members off the Mexican coast near San Diego. The US and Mexican navies are assisting with the search, as is border patrol, the Union-Tribune reports. The Navy hasn’t identified those... More »

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(Newser) - A hungry jumbo jet at LAX inhaled a large metal baggage container into one of its engines as it left the gate today, reports the Los Angeles Times. Officials blame a baggage cart left too close to the Japan Airlines Boeing 747. The plane was taken out of service after... More »

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accident • LAX • Japan Airlines • Boeing 747 • baggage handling

UCLA Fined
for Fatal Lab
Explosion

Untrained young aide also lacked protective gear, OSHA finds

May 5, 09 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA has been fined $31,000 for serious safety violations linked to a fire that killed a lab assistant early this year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sheri Sangji, 23, had not been properly trained and was not wearing protective clothing when an experiment exploded, seriously burning more than 43%... More »

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California • death • safety • accident • UCLA • fire • OSHA • safety violations • laboratory

 Crazy Colt Triggers 
 Churchill Downs 
 Tragedy 

Filly slammed by runaway at Churchhill Downs dies from shock

Apr 29, 09 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A colt who went bonkers during a workout at Churchill Downs threw his jockey then slammed into a filly who had to be put down because of her injuries, reports Horse and Hound. Several hopefuls for the upcoming Kentucky Derby were on the track, but none was injured. "The... More »

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Kentucky Derby • Churchill Downs • horse • accident • thoroughbred • jockeys • filly • colt

 Plane-Bird Collisions Up: FAA 

Agency compelled to release statistics after Flight 1549

Apr 24, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Collisions between airplanes and birds have increased dramatically since 2000, with the number of instances at 13 major US airports doubling. New York’s JFK topped the list with the most avian accidents—30—since 2000, with California’s Sacramento International the runner-up at 28, the AP reports. Both are... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • Sacramento • accident • airport • statistics • bird strike

 Madge Thrown From 
 Pap-Spooked Horse 


Second fall for devoted equestrian

Apr 19, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna was thrown from a horse in the Hamptons after camera-wielding paparazzi jumped from the bushes, spooking the animal, reports the New York Daily News. The longtime equestrian was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment of her bruises and minor injuries. This is the second tumble for Madge, who... More »

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paparazzi • horse • accident • Madonna • Gwyneth Paltrow • Hamptons

Pet-Related Falls
Injure Thousands

A study has found that 1% of emergency room trips are due to falls linked to pets

Mar 27, 09 1:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's dogs and cats are responsible for 86,000 serious falls a year, the Washington Post reports. A federal study found that 1% of all emergency room visits for fall-related injuries were the result of owners tripping over pets or being pulled off balance during walks. Dogs were blamed for... More »

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pets • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • accident • injuries • Howard Stern Grid



 Lauer Has 
 Deer Run-in, 
 Misses Today

Anchor skips hosting Today

Mar 23, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Lauer was forced to skip Today this morning, after being slightly injured by a deer that jumped into the path of his bike over the weekend, Us reports. But where did the deer come from? Lauer “thinks the deer was hired by the competition,” said co-anchor Meredith... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • accident • deer • Today show

 17 Die as Plane Crashes 
 Into Montana Cemetery 

Children among dead when turboprop falls short of Butte airport

Mar 22, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seventeen people died in Butte, Mont., today when a single-engine plane crashed in a cemetery and burst into flames, the Montana Standard reports. Several children were among the victims, who boarded this morning in Orville, Calif., en route to Bozeman. The pilot changed route mid-flight and landed about 500 feet... More »

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plane crash • accident • fatalities

Tsvangirai: Crash Was Probably an Accident

Only 'one in a thousand' chance foul play involved

Mar 9, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Morgan Tsvangirai today said that the car accident that killed his wife was likely just that: an accident. Tsvangrai’s MDC has raised suspicions that the crash could have been an assassination attempt, but the prime minister dismissed that theory. “When something happens, there is always speculation,” he... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • car crash • accident • Movement for Democratic Change • MDC

Injured Good Samaritan Gets Traffic Ticket for His Efforts

Man who saved others cited for jaywalking

Feb 26, 09 9:51 AM CST
(AP) - A good Samaritan who pushed three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: a jaywalking ticket. A Denver bus driver was helping two elderly women cross a busy street in a snowstorm when he... More »

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accident • Colorado • good samaritan • bus driver • jaywalking

'Blade Runner' Recovering After Boating Crash

He still plans to compete in May Paralympics

Feb 23, 09 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee champion sprinter known affectionately as Blade Runner for his carbon-fiber running legs, is recovering from head and face injuries after a boating accident in South Africa. He and his friends were aboard a vessel that hit an unknown object, CNN reports. Pistorius, 22, has since had... More »

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surgery • Oscar Pistorius • accident • Blade Runner • Paralympics • boat accident

(AP) - At least 44 miners were killed and 21 remained trapped underground after a gas blast ripped through a coal mine in northern China. The official Xinhua News Agency said the pre-dawn blast occurred while 436 workers were in the Tunlan Coal Mine in Gujiao city near Taiyuan, the capital of... More »

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Carrier, Plane Had Clean Safety Record

Colgan Air has a clean flight record

Feb 13, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The operator of the commuter flight that crashed near Buffalo and killed 50 people hadn’t had any major accidents on passenger flights in its 18-year history, the Houston Chronicle reports. Nor does the model of plane that crashed, the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprops, have a record of trouble.... More »

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flight • plane crash • accident • Continental • Continental Airlines • Buffalo • fatality • Colgan Air

 Potter Stunt Double 
 Feared Paralyzed 
 In Set Blast 

Stuntman plummets to ground while rehearsing flying scene

Jan 29, 09 4:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter stunt double has been seriously injured in an accident during the filming of the final boy-wizard movie, the Daily Mirror reports. The 25-year-old man was rehearsing a flying sequence using a harness when an explosion sent him plummeting to the ground. He told colleagues he couldn't... More »

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Harry Potter • accident • Daniel Radcliffe • stunts • stuntman

Boy Dies 9 Years After Disneyland Ride Tragedy

Accident triggered
investigation and new
safety features

Jan 27, 09 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A boy seriously injured in a Disneyland ride has died 9 years after the accident, reports the Los Angeles Times. Brandon Zucker suffered severe brain damage and never recovered after he was crushed in a Roger Rabbit ride as a 4-year-old. A state agency determined operators failed to fasten a... More »

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Los Angeles • injury • amusement parks • accident • child safety • Disneyland

 NYC Van Crash Kills 2 Kids 

Vehicle spun out after making a U-turn, witnesses say

Jan 22, 09 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Two preschoolers were killed and 11 other people were injured when a van jumped a curb and ran into a crowd in Manhattan’s Chinatown today, Newsday reports. The gray van went out of control after making a U-turn, witnesses said. The dead children were identified as a 4-year-old girl... More »

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New York City • car accident • Manhattan • children • crash • accident • Chinatown

 Actor Nearly Killed by Prop Gun 

Unexpectedly loaded revolver shakes up Of Mice and Men rehearsal

Jan 21, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - A Florida theater company’s production of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men got a little too real Monday when a prop gun almost killed an actor in rehearsal, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. A revolver used in the play’s final scene—in which the character Lennie is shot—turned... More »

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Florida • theater • accident • actor • shooting • guns • John Steinbeck • Of Mice and Men

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