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Drone Impact Ruled Out as Cause of Incident With Damaged Jetliner

A Grupo Aeromexico SAB airliner said to have been hit by a drone last December was actually damaged when a poorly done repair on the plane caused its nose to collapse and crack as it prepared to land. An examination …

Coast Guard Partially Opens Houston Ship Channel After Collision

The U.S. Coast Guard partially opened the Houston Ship Channel near Bayport, Texas, on Saturday after a collision spilled an estimated 9,000 barrels of a gasoline ingredient into the water. The waterway was opened to one-way tow traffic between Light …

Six Injured as Police Helicopters Collide in Los Angeles Area

Federal officials are investigating a collision involving two police helicopters in the Los Angeles area that left five officers and a civilian with minor injuries. Investigators believe Saturday’s crash occurred when the rotator blades touched of a chopper that was …

Lawsuit Settled in Fatal 2010 Florida Disney Bus Crash

The mother of a 9-year-old boy killed in a collision with a Walt Disney World bus has settled her lawsuit against the company. Chase Brubaker was riding his bicycle when he was hit and killed by the bus in April …

1 Dead After Arkansas Crop-Dusters Collide Midair

One pilot was killed and another injured when two crop-dusters collided in midair over northeast Arkansas. A Grumman G164 and an Air Tractor crashed into each other around 11:35 a.m., about 16 miles southwest of Paragould, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman …

Florida Highway Pileup Kills at Least 10 People

A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were virtually blinded. At least 10 people were killed. Visibility was so poor that …

Megaload Driver Cited for Inattentive Driving in Idaho

The driver of a large load of oil refinery equipment that struck and damaged a van in eastern Idaho has been cited for inattentive driving. The collision on Dec. 6 near Moscow led the Idaho Transportation Department to suspend shipments …

Five Students Slightly Hurt in Tennessee School Bus Crash

Five students have been slightly injured when the McMinn County, Tenn., school bus they were riding was involved in a traffic collision. Police said 18-year-old Benjamin Schultz was driving his pickup truck behind the bus Monday afternoon when he pulled …

Looking for Love Hazardous for New Jersey Deer and Drivers

It’s the time of year when New Jersey’s deer population is looking for love, and sometimes in all the wrong places – like on the roads. The state Department of Transportation says more than 4,700 deer have been killed by …

Traffic Accident Kills 21 People in Pakistan

A government health official says 21 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a passenger van in southern Pakistan. Sagheer Ahmed says the vehicles were traveling to the city of Karachi from Thatta, 80 miles (130 …