Preventable Tragedies
Video shows dangers of distracted driving after multi-car collision in Abu Dhabi
Video released by Abu Dhabi Police has shown a multi-car collision caused by a distracted driver who failed to spot a car that had broken down in the middle of the road. The CCTV footage, released on the force’s social media channels on Friday, shows a small car slowing to a halt on a busy motorway in Abu Dhabi after suffering what appears to be a fault with the vehicle.
Read MoreWahlman was killed when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided in a chain reaction
ST. LOUIS, MO, (September 01, 2022) - Matthew J. Wahlman, 34, of St. Charles, died when his motorcycle collided with another that had crashed in his lane in a chain reaction at about 11:25 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1. Wahlman was traveling on I-270 on his 2015 Harley Davidson Forty-Eight when he collided with a 2006 Dodge Charger that had crashed in his lane, ejecting him from his motorcycle. The Dodge had attempted an unsafe lane change and collided with a 2017 Peterbilt 579, then headed into the median before coming to a stop in Wahlman’s lane.
Read MoreDriver killed in three-vehicle collision on highway near Peterborough
A driver is dead after a three-vehicle collision on a highway near Peterborough on Friday afternoon. The crash happened on Highway 115 near Airport Road at around 3:30 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police said a pickup truck rear-ended a tanker truck that was stopped on the northbound lanes because of traffic. The pickup truck was then rear-ended by another commercial truck, police said. Images from the scene show the pickup truck badly crushed in the aftermath of the collision.
Read MoreMan killed in crash after vehicle stalls in main lane of Eastex Freeway
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) – The driver of a car stalled on the Eastex Freeway overnight was killed when his car was struck. Officials received a 911 call about a stranded white Jaguar disabled in a moving lane in the 10900 block of the I-69 Eastex Freeway northbound near Little York around 1 a.m. Friday. About five minutes later, another call came in reporting a major crash at the same location.
Read MoreWoman, 88, killed in I-43 crash
TOWNSHIP OF CENTERVILLE, Wis. — A Sheboygan woman is killed in a crash in Manitowoc County. Sheriff’s officials say the 88-year-old rear-ended a flatbed truck on the shoulder of Interstate 43 at Highway XX in the township of Centerville around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday. The truck had warning devices in place and was unoccupied. The woman died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
Read MoreMan fighting for his life after broken down car is hit by lorry
A man is fighting for his life after his broken down car was hit by a lorry. The 36-year-old was seriously injured when his vehicle was struck on the Black Country New Road, West Bromwich, just after 6pm on Wednesday. West Midlands Police said it’s understood the driver was out of the car, which had its bonnet up, at the time of the crash. Officers are now appealing for information as they investigate the circumstances of the crash.
Read MoreMore suspected human remains, vehicle found
Law enforcement officials said Wednesday that the human remains found near Oregon Creek in the Camptonville area of Yuba County could belong to a man who has been missing since at least May. On Sunday, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call for service from hikers who had located human remains in a steep and remote area near Oregon Creek. Deputies and detectives responded to the call and recovered the remains, as well as additional personal belongings.
Read MoreSt. Clair Co. bicyclist, Good Samaritan dead after being struck by cars
Port Huron Township — Two people are dead after a bicyclist was struck by a car Tuesday night, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called at about 10:30 p.m. to the 3700 block of Dove Road near Michigan Road for a report of a crash involving a bicyclist, according to authorities. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 30-year-old Marysville man called 911 to report he had just struck a bicyclist.
Read MoreUHP remind all drivers to pull over to right shoulder when experiencing car trouble
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah Highway Patrol is reminding all drivers to pull over to the right shoulder when experiencing car problems. UHP posted photos from a crash that began with a flat tire on their Facebook page. Utah Highway Patrol said the crash happened on I-15 in Davis County on Tuesday. According to troopers, the car was hit after the driver pulled onto the narrow left shoulder and partially blocked the HOV lane.
Read MoreInquest opened in to death of pensioner after he was hit by a car on A66 near Penrith
An inquest has opened in to the death of a pensioner who died after being hit by a car on the A66. Cumbria Police say 93-year-old Jack Buckingham had broken down when he got out of his vehicle and crossed the dual carriageway stretch at Baron’s Hill, near the village of Stainton. While crossing the road he was hit by a Skoda Fabia at just after 11am on 5 August.
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