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Multi-vehicle accidents near Lake Louise, Canmore snarl traffic
Emergency services have been responding to a multi-vehicle accident on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Lake Louise. Earlier reports suggested there may have been three tractor trailers involved, with one of fire. BOW VALLEY – Emergency services are busy responding to accidents on the Trans-Canada Highway, including a multi-vehicle accident west of Lake Louise earlier today, and another multi-vehicle crash east of Canmore. RCMP say there were three tractor trailers involved, including one semi-trailer that caught on fire in the pileup that occurred in the eastbound lane about three kilometres west of Lake Louise.
Read More53-year-old Navarre man struck, killed while crossing U.S. Highway 98 in Okaloosa County
MARY ESTHER — A 53-year-old Navarre man was killed Monday after he was reportedly struck by a pickup truck while crossing U.S. Highway 98. The crash happened around 7:06 p.m. on U.S. Highway 98, west of Skylark Road in Okaloosa County, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. The man stopped his vehicle on the northern shoulder of U.S. Highway 98 after he was involved in another crash. The other vehicle came to a stop in the center median.
Read MoreAdrian Turner Killed in Auto Accident on Sam Houston Pkwy in Houston, TX
Houston, TX – December 14, 2021, Adrian Turner was struck and killed by a vehicle while outside his car on Sam Houston Parkway in Houston. Authorities say the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. in the area of 10798 North Sam Houston Parkway, between Wilson Road and John Ralston. Preliminary investigation suggests Turner was traveling east on the roadway in a Volkswagen Jetta when he may have lost control and hit a guardrail.
Read MoreOhio State Highway Patrol investigating fatal crash on I-90 in Euclid
EUCLID, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Monday night on I-90 eastbound in Euclid. Troopers say 65-year-old Peter M. Gaylor, of Athens, New York was driving a 2018 Mack tractor with trailer and was stopped in the right lane due to backed up traffic for a crash that was being handled by the Euclid Police Department. George A. Lloyd III, 67, of Cleveland was driving a 2017 Dodge Caravan.
Read MoreAshis Biswa Killed in Tractor-Trailer Accident in Livingston County, NY
Livingston County, NY – December 6, 2021, Ashis Biswa was killed after an accident where a tractor-trailer struck Biswa along the highway. Investigators say that the crash took place at around 9:00 p.m. in the Town of Groveland area along I-390. Reports said that 20-year-old Ashis Biswa was outside two vehicles along the side of the interstat working on a disabled vehicle. For reasons unclear, a tractor-trailer reportedly left the road and crashed into the disabled vehicles, hitting Biswa.
Read MoreFHP: 77-year-old woman killed in crash on Butler Blvd.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to two separate crashes on J. Turner Butler Boulevard Sunday night. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An elderly woman is dead after a crash on J.Turner Butler Boulevard Sunday night. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to two separate crashes involving multiple vehicles on Sunday. FHP said the first crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on Butler Blvd. and San Pablo Road. Authorities reported one fatality from this crash and all eastbound lanes were blocked for hours.
Read More1 dead after two-car crash in Orinda
ORINDA, Calif. (KRON) — One driver died after a two-car crash in Orinda at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, California Highway Patrol said in a statement. The crash happened on CA-24 going eastbound west of St. Stephens Drive where an unoccupied Dodge Challenger parked on the right shoulder was hit from behind by a Toyota Avalon. The driver of the Toyota was a man who was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.
Read More1 killed in crash in Madera County, CHP says
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) – One person has been killed in a crash in Madera County Friday night. The California Highway Patrol says it happened on Highway 99 near Highway 152 around 6 pm. Officers say a man was pulled over checking something in the back of his minivan. As the man was at the back of his vehicle, a pickup truck north on the 99 towards Highway 152 drifted to the right, onto the shoulder and hit the man before crashing into the minivan.
Read More29-year-old Jacksonville man killed in crash with parked vehicle
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A young man has died after a crash in Alachua County Saturday afternoon. The crash report from Florida Highway Patrol shows the 29-year-old was traveling northbound on SW State Road 121 near County Road 346 A around 4 p.m. when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and hit a pick-up truck parked on the shoulder of SW State Road 121. The head-on collision caused minor or no injuries to the occupants inside the pick-up truck, a 42-year-old man, and two children.
Read More3-vehicle crash kills 1, injures another on Highway 101 near Petaluma
A multi-vehicle crash killed a Mendocino County man and injured his passenger on southbound Highway 101 Saturday afternoon, just north of the Sonoma-Marin county line, causing long delays in traffic. Two pickup trucks and a minivan were involved in the crash, which was reported to the Sonoma County CHP at about 5:44 p.m., the CHP said. Officers suspect the collision began when the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado, which was carrying the Willits man and his passenger, struck the rear of a Ford F250 that had either slowed or stopped for traffic ahead, CHP spokesman David deRutte said.
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