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Oregon Transit Agency Silent on Train Crash

Portland, Oregon’s regional mass transit agency considered it a “minor service disruption” when one of its light rail trans crashed into a concrete barrier last month, didn’t say anything about the accident, and then it suspended an employee who posted …

Elderly N.D. Woman Reaches Settlement in Fatal Crash

The two sides in a civil lawsuit involving a 94-year-old North Dakota woman who was involved in a fatal vehicle accident have reached a settlement. The Grand Forks Herald reports that court documents show Faith Mitzel has reached an agreement …

16 Killed as Buses Crash Head-on in Nigeria

Authorities say 16 people are dead in Nigeria after two buses crashed head-on into each other on a highway. Sunday Maku of the Federal Road Safety Commission told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the collision happened after one of …

Absent Juror Causes Mistrial in Florida Case

A mistrial has been declared in a case of a motorcycle rider who sued Orange County over a crash with a county worker. Court officials say the jury had deliberated for seven hours on Friday and were supposed to return …

Car Crashes Into Empty Pennsylvania Church

Police say an out-of-control car slammed into the front of an empty western Pennsylvania church but no one was inside at the time. Officials say the driver lost control and struck a utility pole and tree before going airborne and …

Helicopter Crashes in Florida Yard

Federal investigators are examining the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in the front yard of a West Palm Beach home. No serious injuries were reported from Saturday’s crash. The pilot and one passenger were taken to the hospital as …

Texas Troopers Interviewing Bus Crash Survivors

Survivors of a deadly bus crash are being interviewed, but it will take time for investigators to determine why an Abilene Christian University bus left the highway and overturned, a state trooper said Saturday. “It will be months from now” …

Police Try to Resolve Fault for Calif. Crosswalk Crash

Police were reviewing grainy surveillance video Friday to help them determine who was at fault when a car plowed into two women and the two small children they were pushing in strollers across a Santa Ana street. Santa Ana police …

Lawsuit Filed in Nevada Air Race Crash

The family of a Texas man killed when a racing aircraft crashed into spectators in the National Championship Air Races in Reno filed a $25 million lawsuit Tuesday against the pilot’s family, a mechanic on the World War II-era aircraft …

Lawsuits Filed in Wake of Fatal Louisiana Crash

Three lawsuits have been filed in the wake of a crash that killed two Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center employees and injured two others. Authorities say 27-year-old Ronnie Rios was driving Oct. 15, 2010, when he swerved into the oncoming …