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Louisiana Teen Killed By Train After Putting Coins On Tracks
A Louisiana teenager playing a game with friends on train tracks was killed this weekend when some equipment threw him under one of the cars. Law enforcement officials tell The Advocate that 17-year-old Brandt Torres and three friends had been placing coins on train tracks to watch them be crushed early Sunday. Torres lay on the ground inches from the passing cars. A ladder hanging off one of the cars caught him, tossing him under the train.
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Virgin Galactic pilot defied the odds to survive crash
The Virgin Galactic rocket plane had just broken the sound barrier and was shooting toward the heavens when it began disintegrating, battered by powerful aerodynamic forces.
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Why space tourism is worth the risk
Accidents will happen as commercial space travel develops, but if we want more widespread space flight we shouldn't be deterred by them
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Wisconsin hunter mistaken for squirrel shot in head
A hunter on the lookout for squirrels accidentally shot a bow hunter in the head in western Wisconsin. According to the Trempealeau County sheriff's department, the hunter saw movement by a tree and, thinking it was a squirrel, fired at it in the town of Gale.
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18 Miners Trapped in Coal Mine Accident in Turkey
Surging water trapped at least 18 workers Tuesday in a coal mine in Turkey, officials and reports said — an event likely to raise even more concerns about the nation’s poor workplace safety standards.
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Bicycle traffic deaths soar; California leads nation
If you are going to be killed by a car while riding a bicycle, there’s a good chance you are male, older than 20 and living in California or Florida.
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Woman Files Lawsuit Against Cyclist SHE Hit
A New York fashion photographer is suing a cyclist she rear-ended for the damage her Infiniti sustained while it was dragging his destroyed bike along the street
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Two Air France pilots were asleep before fatal 2009 crash as one woke to say 'F**k, we're dead'
Two Air France pilots were asleep, leaving a rookie at the controls, before the plane crashed into the sea in 2009, killing all 228 people board. Disturbing new recorder information from doomed Flight 447 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean five years ago also reveals one of the pilots shouted "F**k, we're dead" as the plane went down.
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Teen dressed as zombie struck and killed by bus full of paintballers at Washington state corn maze
A bus carrying paintball players struck and killed a Washington state man inside a zombie attraction at a corn maze in northern Idaho, authorities said Saturday.
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Jolly Rally Valle d'Aosta 2014 - Big crash
Amazingly no one attending the event in Aosta Valley was hurt after a vehicle driven by Piero Scavone and navigator Diego D'Hérin drove off the track and headed straight toward a group of onlookers. The two men in the car were not seriously injured. A female spectator was treated for shock.
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Man who escaped car crash hit and killed by wife rushing to rescue him
A man who escaped a car crash after his vehicle came off the road at a sharp bend has been killed by his wife who crashed at the exact same spot as she was rushing to his rescue.
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"Hunger Games" Stuntman Dies in 5-Story Fall
A Hollywood stuntman who worked on the latest "Hunger Games" movies died after falling five stories while vacationing in Portugal's capital city, NBC News reported. Carlos Lopez, 25, fell from the fifth floor of the Goodnight Hostel in downtown Lisbon at 4 a.m. local time on Thursday, police said.
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Tracy Morgan may never perform again
Doctors are unsure of whether Tracy Morgan will ever be able to return to the stage. The actor and comedian suffered brain injuries during a car crash back in June, which injured two other passengers and killed comedian James “Jimmy Mack” McNair. According to Morgan’s lawyer, Benedict Morelli, the 30 Rock star has been undergoing extensive physical and mental rehabilitation to improve his speech and cognitive capabilities, but it’s unclear whether he’ll ever act or perform stand-up again.
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Accident between two vessels in suez canal 29/09/2014 in portsaid
Two container ships collided on Monday morning in Egypt's Suez Canal, reported Al-Ahram's Arabic news website.
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Man who needed face transplant finds love, but needs kissing practise
When Richard Norris accidentally blew off half his face with a shotgun he was left so disfigured that he rarely ventured outdoors and was plagued by suicidal thoughts.
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Walmart Faults Tracy Morgan for Not Wearing Seatbelt During Car Accident
On Monday, Walmart delivered its answer in a New Jersey federal court to 30 Rock actor Tracy Morgan's lawsuit arising from a six-car accident on the New Jersey turnpike. Among nine affirmative defenses, Walmart says that injuries "were caused, in whole or in part, by plaintiffs' failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device."
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Who Is Su
She was 22 when her memory was obliterated. Twenty-six years later, Su Meck is still learning about the family she raised and the husband she has no recollection of marrying.
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Tony Stewart will not face charges in deadly crash
Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will not be charged with the death of a fellow driver at a sprint car race in upstate New York, prosecutors said Wednesday in disclosing for the first time that the victim had enough marijuana in his system the night he died to impair his judgment.
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Greg Norman Recovering From Chain-Saw Accident
Greg Norman is recovering from a chain saw accident that nearly cost him his left hand, but not his sense of humor. "At least I can still play tennis," Norman told The Associated Press by phone Sunday morning.
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One Dead in Drunken Ohio Golf Cart Crash
One man is dead after a driver overturned his golf cart during a drunken joy ride this morning in Chester Township, Ohio. According to WOIO, the Ohio Highway State Patrol said the crash occurred at 1:14 a.m. after 42-year-old Craig L. Franks drove his E-Z Go Golf Cart over an embankment, causing it to overturn. Robert M. Moore, 49, was in the front passenger seat and Vicky L. White, 47, was sitting in the back at the time of the crash.
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