Preventable Tragedies
Baby jumbo killed in multi-vehicle pile-up
PRACHIN BURI: A male baby elephant was hit and killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on a road through a forest in Sri Maha Phot district early on Monday evening, according to local police. The elephant, around one to two years old, was believed to have strayed from its herd in the nearby Khao Ang Rue Nai national reserve. Pol Lt Kittipong Seebut, deputy chief inspector at Rabao Phai police station, said the elephant apparently died after being rammed by a vehicle.
Read MoreInjured motorcyclist lying in road is killed when tractor trailer causes second crash and hits injured motocyclist
COLUMBUS – Early Monday morning, a motorcyclist was thrown from his motorcycle after striking a deer on I-65 Northbound near the 62-mile marker in southern Bartholomew County. The motorcyclist was killed and a “good samaritan” was seriously injured when they were struck by a second vehicle. The initial investigation Indiana State Police indicated that shortly before 2:00 a.m., a 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was being driven by 34-year-old Marcus Grayson, of Indianapolis, struck a deer while traveling north on I-65 near the 62-mile marker.
Read MoreOne dead after fiery multi-vehicle crash in Scottsdale
A wreck on the Loop 101 left one individual dead and two vehicles in flames, according to the Department of Public Safety. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A multi-vehicle collision on eastbound State Route 101 in Scottsdale killed a woman who stopped to help, according to the Department of Public Safety. On Sunday at 6 p.m., a motorcyclist fell off his bike near milepost 35 came to rest in the HOV lane. Two vehicles stopped to help, blocking the lane, according to officials.
Read MoreUnion County Highway Department worker killed in fatal crash
UNION CO. – Early Monday morning, two Union County Highway Department workers were struck while working along a rural Union County roadway. The Indiana State Police responded to the area of Clifton Road west of US 27 to investigate a single-vehicle crash in which a Brookville man was killed, and a Liberty man was seriously injured. The initial investigation by Master Trooper Paul Harrison revealed two Union County Highway Department employees were outside of their vehicle working along Clifton Road.
Read More2 hospitalized after Ellis County semi crash, fire
ELLIS COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 1:30p.m. Sunday in Ellis County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Peterbilt semi driven by Terry J. Fox, 59, Brookfield, Ohio., was westbound on Interstate 70 near Walker Avenue. The vehicle struck a 2004 Freightliner semi that was disabled on the north shoulder of the interstate. The semi came to rest on the I-70 overpass over Old U.S. 40 and caught fire.
Read MoreMacon man in car stopped on Eisenhower Parkway is killed when car slams into him
A Macon man died Sunday of injuries he suffered in a car wreck that happened shortly after midnight Saturday. The man who was killed was sitting at the wheel of a car that, for reasons as yet unclear, had stopped along a well-traveled south Macon thoroughfare. The victim, Sonny Chatman Jr., of a Canterbury Road address half a mile or so from the crash scene, died later at a hospital, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said.
Read MoreMan Fatally Struck After Stopping to Assist Crash Victims in Dallas
A man who stopped to check on the people involved in a crash was struck and killed by another vehicle on Interstate 35E in Dallas early Monday, authorities say. The initial crash happened just before 3 a.m. on the northbound side of I-35E near Commonwealth Drive, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said a white Mazda hit a guard rail on the right shoulder, went back into traffic and was hit by a white Kia.
Read MoreMan Standing Near Disabled Vehicle On Shoulder Of Highway 237 Fatally Struck
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A man standing near his disabled Honda Fit on Highway 237 late Sunday night was fatally struck when another motorist crashed into his vehicle, authorities said. San Jose police said dispatch received calls reporting the fatal collision 10:41 p.m. on Highway 237 and Great America Parkway. CHP Officer Ross Lee said several vehicles were involved in the crash. Investigators said a driver had pulled his Honda Fit over onto the side of the road and got out of his vehicle.
Read MoreWoman who went to hospital two days after crash in broken down car sadly dies
A woman involved in a horror crash on the M60 has sadly died after going to hospital two days following the incident. The woman was a passenger in a broken down blue Vauxhall Corsa on the first lane of the motorway, according to police.Emergency services were called to the scene between junctions four and five on the M60 after a black Mercedes A160 hit the Corsa. Two days after the crash, which occurred at around 7.
Read MoreC20-year-old man dies after exiting car on Laval highway
Laval police are investigating after a 20-year-old man was hit and killed along Autoroute 15 near Saint-Martin Boulevard. The victim was a passenger in a car that stopped by the side of the highway, where the driver let him step out. Police received a call around 4:50 a.m. regarding a southbound car along the highway that hit the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Stephanie Beshara, a spokesperson for Laval police, says the reason the victim left the car is unknown.
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