The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on Adventureland's Raging River said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride’s seat belts when the boat carrying them flipped.

Women wearing seatbelts are 73% more likely to be killed or seriously injured in a car crash than men in seatbelts, and while it's not entirely certain why this is, it's a pretty good bet that sampling bias in crash-testing is to blame.

The State Patrol believes faulty brakes and speeding caused a semi truck to crash on the State Route 16 interchange with northbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma Tuesday night. Troopers said the truck was headed eastbound on State Route 16 around 10:00 p.m. when it rolled on the ramp to northbound I-5. The State Patrol photo tweeted a photo from the scene which showed the truck's brake lines tied together with a plastic grocery bag.

Put cameras and data loggers on 100 motorcycles, follow the riders for 366,667 miles, and here's what you learn about crashing.

Four people are killed on a river rapids ride at the Dreamworld theme park on Australia's east coast.

On the streets of early 20th Century America, nothing moved faster than 10 miles per hour. Responsible parents would tell their children, “Go outside, and play in the streets. All day.” And then the automobile happened. And then automobiles began killing thousands of children, every year. Much of the public viewed the car as a

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The Auburn Police Department released an advisory Wednesday after a driver reportedly crashed into a tree while playing "Pokemon Go." The augmented reality smartphone game calls for players to catch virtual Pokemon in real-life locations. However, a 28-year-old driver — distracted while playing "Pokemon Go" — ran his vehicle off the road and crashed into a tree Tuesday night in the area of 144 Owasco St., according to the APD. Police said officers responded at around 10:44 p.m...

A rollercoaster has derailed at a theme park in Scotland and 'landed on a children's ride'. At least seven people have been injured. The incident happened on the 'Tsunami ride' at M&Ds theme park in Motherwell. The park has been evacuated. Images posted to social media by eye witnesses appear to show multiple rollercoaster carriages in the wreckage.

Miraculously everyone escaped injury.

That's what you get for throwing the finger.

What you see here is what happens when you don’t follow the instructions of road signs. There is a reason they are put there–for your safety. On December 25th, one rookie truck driver learned this lesson the hard way, destroying a bridge built in 1880 in the process. Say you are a bridge designer in the late 19th Century. You account for many things when designing the bridge. People, mules, horse-drawn buggies, and the likes. Perhaps you’ve even heard of some...

Three people are dead and dozens others injured in the Oklahoma State University Homecoming Parade Saturday. A vehicle ran into the crowd causing the deaths and multiple injuries. The driver of the car, 25-year-old Adacia Chambers, has been arrested for driving under the influence. Police say she is currently a Stillwater resident, and her Facebook page says she's from Oologah.

At least 43 people, most of them pensioners on a day trip, have been killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in south-west France. The crash happened on a country road near Puisseguin in the Gironde wine region, east of Bordeaux. Both vehicles then caught fire. France's president promised a full investigation into what he called an "immense tragedy". It is the worst French road disaster since 1982, when 52 people died.

The remains of 18-year-old man reported missing seven years ago were found in the chimney of an abandoned cabin less than a mile from his home, and the details of his death are likely to stay mysterious, Colorado officials said Wednesday. The remains were found last month as contractors tore down the cabin in Woodland Park that had been abandoned for more than a decade. Authorities had to use dental records to identify the remains...

At least 89 people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally nearby, police said. The restaurant, located next to the main bus station in the town of Petlawad in Madhya Pradesh state, was crowded with people having breakfast when the blasts occurred. The building where the restaurant was located and an adjacent building were destroyed in the explosions...

A kite surfer at a San Francisco beach was caught in a huge gust of wind and dragged across a parking lot on to a highway, where he was hit by a car and critically injured, police said. The man was setting up his rig at the edge of the water on Friday afternoon at Ocean Beach when the wind caught him and took him onto the Great Highway, city police said in a statement. Winds of about 35 mph with gusts approach 50 mph were blowing on the beach at the time.

The husband of Jelly Belly’s chief executive accidentally crushed a man to death with a World War II-era tank during a reunion on the family’s property in Fairfield, Calif., authorities said. The accident occurred about 2:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon on the property of fourth-generation candy maker Herman Rowland Sr. during a family reunion, authorities said. Rowland is a collector of the military vehicles, which he stores in a restoration facility...

Three U.S. Forest Service firefighters died after their vehicle crashed and was likely caught by flames as they battled a blaze Wednesday in Washington state, authorities said. Four other firefighters were injured. The casualties came as firefighters on several fronts fought against raging wildfires advancing on towns in the north-central part of the state. The accident occurred near the town of Twisp, the National Forest Service said...

A woman was seriously bitten by an alligator on Saturday in a Florida river, according to fire officials.