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Snowmobile Rider Dies From X Games Injuries

Caleb Moore, the innovative rider who crashed his snowmobile in the freestyle finals at the Winter X Games last week, was 25.

 

Typhoon Saola death toll rises to 44 as storms hit China

Typhoon Saola

The death toll from Typhoon Saola rose on Friday to 44 in the Philippines and Taiwan as storms and Typhoon Damrey made landfall in China, where two died and about 770,000 were evacuated. The Philippines recorded 39 deaths in floods and accidents caused by Saola’s torrential rains and strong winds, the Office of Civil Defence said. At least two people were missing and feared dead.

 

Stage collapses before Radiohead concert; 1 dead

A massive stage collapse hours before a Radiohead concert was to begin Saturday left one person dead and three others injured, officials said....

 

Teen fires at gas tank — bullet ricochets, kills him

Accidental Shooting

A 17-year-old boy in south Texas died after firing a single shot that ricocheted off a butane tank and hit him in the head in McAllen, Texas.

 

Father dies saving children, one of three accidents Sunday on Joe Pool Lake

Two possible drownings were reported barely an hour apart at Joe Pool Lake this afternoon — including a father who went under while rescuing his three children.

 

More Americans died at work in '09 than in Iraq war

Steel Plant

A Center for Public Integrity examination of a steel plant worker's death illustrates how even fatal accidents can have few consequences for employers, and how federal investigations can be cut short by what some call a de facto quota system.

 

Van plunges into NY's Bronx Zoo, killing seven

Van Plunged into Bronx

Seven people, including three children, were killed on Sunday when a van crashed through a highway guardrail and plunged more than 100 feet into New York's Bronx Zoo, police said.

 

1 killed, 4 missing after wave hits yacht during race

A powerful wave swept four crew members off a sailboat during a race near San Francisco, leaving one person dead and four others missing, the Coast Guard said early Sunday. The eight-member crew aboard the 38-foot Low Speed Chase was participating in a yacht race from San Francisco Bay around the Farallon Islands on Saturday afternoon as their craft ran aground. Seas were running high at 10-12 feet when the Low Speed Chase was hit by a larger wave and the four were washed overboard, Coast Guard Petty Officer Levi Read said.

 

Man whose girlfriend was killed by cannon says, 'I'm sorry...'

Cannon

A 39-year-old handyman and explosives enthusiast whose girlfriend was killed when a cannon exploded near the couple's trailer in San Diego County is anguished over the incident, his brother said.

 

Worst train tragedy in Poland in years kills 16

Train Accident

Two trains running on the same track collided head-on in southern Poland in a shower of sparks, killing 16 people and injuring 58 in the country's worst train disaster in more than 20 years....

 

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