All articles tagged with #highway crash
A tour bus carrying about 50 people, mostly of Asian descent, rolled over on a highway in western New York, resulting in multiple deaths including at least one child and numerous injuries. The driver lost control at full speed while trying to correct course, and no other vehicles were involved. The accident caused highway closures and significant traffic delays.
A tour bus crashed and rolled over on a highway in upstate New York, involving a semi-truck, resulting in a serious mass casualty incident with multiple patients transported to hospitals. All lanes on the highway were closed, and emergency services responded swiftly. The incident is under investigation, and further details are awaited.
A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pineapples crashed on the northbound side of Interstate 495 near Westford, Massachusetts, after being involved in a two-vehicle crash, causing it to roll over off the right side of the highway. Many pineapples spilled onto the brush, and the driver, who sustained minor injuries, was taken to Lowell General Hospital.
Three University of Wyoming swimmers were killed and two others injured in a highway crash in Colorado when their SUV veered off the road and rolled over. The crash marks at least 15 students from the university killed in recent years on the perilous highway. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, with factors such as speeding, impairment, and distractions not being ruled out. This tragic incident has once again highlighted the need for safety improvements on the highway, which has seen a high number of crashes in recent years.
A three-car crash on Interstate 495 in Massachusetts resulted in the death of a 26-year-old pickup truck driver after his vehicle was crushed under a tractor-trailer. The crash, which occurred near mile marker 84 in Westford, involved a Volkswagen EOS and a Freightliner tractor-trailer. The incident is under investigation by Massachusetts State Police.
Herbert Coward, known for his role as the "Toothless Man" in the movie "Deliverance," died in a crash on a North Carolina highway at the age of 85. The crash occurred as he was leaving a doctor's appointment, and also resulted in the death of Bertha Brooks, as well as Coward's pet Chihuahua and squirrel. Coward's character in "Deliverance" became iconic for his role in one of the film's infamous scenes.
A fiery crash on an Ohio highway involving a charter bus carrying students from a high school and a semitruck has resulted in the deaths of six people and injuries to over a dozen others. The crash, which involved five vehicles, occurred on I-70 just before 9 a.m. Three teenagers on the bus and three individuals in a passenger vehicle were among the fatalities. The cause of the crash is still unknown, and the National Transportation Safety Board will begin its investigation.
Two members of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, Richard "Troy" Reynolds and Arturo Romero, died in separate incidents last week. Reynolds suffered a medical emergency while leaving for work, while Romero was killed in a head-on collision with a suspected DUI, wrong-way driver on Highway 87. The driver, identified as a 26-year-old San Jose man, was arrested after being treated for injuries. The sheriff's office is asking for thoughts and prayers for the families of the deceased deputies.
Fifteen people died and six others are in critical condition after a collision between a bus carrying elderly passengers and a truck on a highway in Manitoba, Canada. The bus was en route to a casino when the accident occurred. The drivers of both vehicles were among those taken to hospital. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police obtained dashcam footage from the truck, which indicates that the bus entered the roadway when the truck had right of way.
A woman and a 5-year-old child were critically injured after being hit by a car on the side of a highway in Kansas City. The SUV they were passengers in had run out of gas and stalled in a lane of traffic. The driver of the car that hit them said he couldn't change lanes in time to avoid the SUV and hit the pedestrians after pulling onto the shoulder.
Seven farmworkers were killed and four were injured in a highway crash in Oregon when a semitruck ran off Interstate 5 and slammed into their van parked on the roadside. The victims were all passengers in the van, and the driver of the semitruck was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, DUI, reckless driving, and assault. The victims were all agricultural workers, and their families are asking for safer roads for workers commuting after a hard day's work.
At least 26 people died in a fiery highway crash in northern Mexico after a passenger van and a freight truck collided. The cause of the accident is under investigation, and the death toll is a preliminary count due to the extent of the wreckage and fire. The cab that had been pulling the freight trailer was not found at the scene, suggesting the driver might have fled. The crash occurred near the state capital, Ciudad Victoria, and many of the victims might be members of an extended family returning from an outing. High death tolls in similar crashes in Mexico have often been blamed on overloaded vehicles linked to migrant smuggling.
A highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people in northern Mexico on Sunday. The cause of the accident is under investigation, and the death toll is a preliminary count due to the sheer volume of the wreckage and the fire that consumed the van and the freight trailer. The cab that had been pulling the freight trailer was not found at the scene, suggesting the driver might have uncoupled it and fled.
A dust storm caused dozens of vehicles to crash along a major highway in Central Illinois, leaving at least six people dead and more than 30 hospitalized with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening. The crashes along I-55 led to the interstate closing in Sangamon and Montgomery counties after police say dust from newly plowed fields took over the highway. The wrecks happened in both north and southbound lanes, but all the deaths were reported in northbound lanes. Emergency responders had a difficult time responding to the scene due to the thick dust, noting everyone’s “eyes are full of it.”
A Kia Soul was launched into the air after a runaway wheel from a Chevy Silverado smashed into it at highway speed, in what has to be the unluckiest wheel spacer fail of all time. The Tesla driver's dashcam recorded the accident while cruising down the highway near Los Angeles, California. The Kia driver was able to walk away unharmed, which is astonishing. It's unclear how the Silverado's wheel fell off so suddenly but it seems like some sort of wheel spacer/lug nut failure.