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Rowan Atkinson 'injured in crash'

Actor Rowan Atkinson is taken to hospital following reports of a crash involving his McLaren F1 super car in Cambridgeshire.

 

Family of 4 is killed in Virginia; driver of other car is charged with DUI

They were a family of four — a mom and dad and their two young sons — apparently headed to a relative’s house Sunday morning for a cookout. They were halted at a red light near Winchester, Va., when their vehicle was hit from behind, in a crash that might have been alcohol-related, state police said. The fuel tank of their Jeep Cherokee ruptured and the vehicle burst into flames, according to police.

 

Drug use involved in 25% of fatal crashes, study finds

The authors say their study is one of the first to show the prevalence of drug use among fatally injured drivers.

 

Soccer Mom Crashes Minivan Carrying 11 Kids, Yes She Was Drinking

A 32 year old Milwaukee woman and mother of 7 rolled a minivan full of children on Saturday.

 

'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies in car accident

'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies in car accident

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Savage, 58, was driving his Jeep Wrangler when veered across a concrete median, through oncoming traffic, and "collided head-on with a tree."

 

Calif. woman to show off newly transplanted hand

Calif. woman to show off newly transplanted hand

A 26-year-old mother who lost her right hand in a traffic accident several years ago is reuniting with her doctors to show off her new donated hand....

 

Bus safety in foreign countries often overlooked

Bus safety in foreign countries often overlooked

Motor vehicle crashes are the top killer of healthy Americans abroad, according to the U.S. State Department, surpassing terrorism, crime, infectious disease and plane travel.

 

13 dead in New York tour bus accident

A tour bus flipped onto its side and skidded into a sign post in New York on Saturday, killing 13 people and critically injuring six others, ...

 

Police Say Train Hits Car After Driver Misled by GPS

Police Say Train Hits Car After Driver Misled by GPS

A 63-year-old Oklahoma woman narrowly escaped injury when her car became stuck on train tracks after following incorrect GPS directions, police say.

 

Deadly Ca. hit-and-run ends with man beaten by mob

A man crossing a busy Los Angeles-area boulevard was twice struck by hit-and-run drivers, a woman who tried to help him was hit by yet another car, and the driver who tried to help her was beaten and robbed by a mob ...

 

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