Preventable Tragedies
Semi-truck driver killed in Mankato after being hit by pickup while on shoulder
MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - A semi-truck driver was hit and killed while he was standing near his truck on the shoulder of Highway 169 in Mankato Thursday afternoon. Semi-truck driver killed What we know: According to the Minnesota State Patrol, just before 2:30 p.m., a semi-truck was pulled over onto the shoulder on northbound Highway 169 near milepost 58. The driver of the semi-truck, a 79-year-old man, was standing outside his semi near the driver’s side door when a 52-year-old man driving a pickup truck in the right lane hit him.
Read More70-year-old man struck and killed while standing on Deerfoot shoulder
A man is dead after he was struck by a truck while standing on the shoulder of Deerfoot Trail in southeast Calgary on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the northbound lanes of Deerfoot Trail just south of 17 Avenue SE around 1:10 p.m. for reports of a collision. Calgary police say a pick-up truck and trailer were parked on the right should of the northbound lanes just before the 17 Avenue exit.
Read MoreDriver killed in Durham hit-and-run after getting out of car to check on flat tire, police say
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) – Durham police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash on N.C. 147 near Fayetteville Road. Officers responded to the scene around 10:06 p.m. Sunday and found a 37-year-old man dead after police said he was struck by another driver. Authorities said the man had gotten out of his vehicle to check a flat tire when he was hit. Police have not identified the victim or released any information about a possible suspect.
Read MoreDriver seriously injured in Falmouth crash
FALMOUTH, Maine (WGME) – A driver was seriously injured after a crash Saturday night in Falmouth. It happened on the southbound side of the Maine Turnpike. Police say a 24-year-old man from Vassalboro lost control of his car, hit several guardrails and ended up stopped in the middle of the highway. Police say both an SUV and another car then struck his disabled vehicle. The man is said to be in critical condition.
Read MoreWoman, 26, struck, killed on I-287 after getting out of her car following earlier crash
A 26-year-old woman was struck and killed by an SUV after getting out of her car following an earlier crash Sunday morning on northbound Interstate 287 in Piscataway, authorities said. The first crash took place at 3:39 a.m. when Gabrielle Barclay rear-ended a truck with no trailer attached near Exit 7 in Piscataway, State Police said. The SUV then veered off the highway and struck a guardrail, officials said. Barclay, of Piscataway, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreGainesville Police Officer Seriously Injured After Rear-Ending Marion County School Bus in Ocala
An off-duty Gainesville Police Department officer was seriously injured after his marked patrol SUV collided with the rear of a Marion County school bus that was stopped to pick up children in Ocala, Florida, on Friday morning, October 16, 2026. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the crash occurred at approximately 6:55 a.m. on Southwest 49th Avenue Road at the intersection of Southwest 82nd Place Road. The school bus was stopped in the southbound outside lane with its flashing lights activated and stop signs extended when the officer’s Ford Explorer struck it from behind.
Read MoreTwo killed in Huntingdon County crash
Two people were killed Tuesday night in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, when their vehicle struck a disabled tractor-trailer. Allen K. Black, 75, and Susan C. Black, 76, both of Huntingdon, were killed when their Toyota Tacoma hit the trailer unit of a Freightliner driven by a 69-year-old man from Edison, N.J., state police reported. According to the report, the Freightliner became disabled on Croghan Pike and was across both the north- and southbound lanes, with no flares or emergency signals set up.
Read MoreWaco Man Killed in Chain-Reaction I-35 Crash Involving Cement Pump Truck and 18-wheeler
A 50-year-old man was killed early Tuesday morning in a chain-reaction crash involving a passenger vehicle, a cement pump truck, and an 18-wheeler on southbound Interstate 35 near 12th Street in Waco. According to Waco police, the collision happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. The victim was driving a Nissan southbound on I-35 when the Nissan struck the rear of a cement pump truck. Police said the Nissan then lost power and drifted into an adjacent lane, where it was struck by an 18-wheeler.
Read More‘I should be dead’: Former Kalamazoo tow truck driver survives crash on Tennessee highway
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — After 11 years working as a tow truck driver, Ben Moore answered a call on Oct. 1 that would change his life forever. Moore began his career in West Michigan before moving to Iowa, and eventually landed in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While responding to a broken down tractor trailer along I-24, Moore was hit by a car, breaking both of his legs and his right hand. “I’m lucky. I should be dead without a doubt in my mind right now,” Moore said.
Read MoreCar passes stopped school bus, hits child in Clark County
BATTLE GROUND Wash. (KPTV) - A child was slightly injured Monday morning when a car hit them as they crossed NE Allworth Road in Battle Ground, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at about 8:51 a.m. near the 19300 block of NE Allworth Road. Investigators said a school bus had stopped to pick up an elementary school student. As the child began crossing, a sedan traveling in the opposite direction slowed but did not stop.
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