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Crash of Truck and Bus Kills 14 in Hungary

Police say a truck and a small bus have crashed in southern Hungary, killing 14 people and seriously injuring two more. The accident happened shortly before midnight Sunday between the cities of Mako and Szeged, near the border with Romania. …

IndyCar Drivers, Officials Discuss Safety Issues

IndyCar drivers and officials debated how to make open-wheel racing safer Monday. Now comes the hard part: turning talk into action. More than a dozen IndyCar drivers met for three hours with series CEO Randy Bernard and Brian Barnhart, the …

5 Hurt in New Jersey Dump Truck 8 Car Pileup

Five people were injured when a dump truck coming down a steep hill on a northern New Jersey highway collided with eight cars and then overturned. Authorities say most of the victims sustained head and neck injuries, none of which …

14 Hurt When Car Hits North Carolina High School Band Buses

Fourteen people have been hurt after a car hit two buses carrying members of a high school band in Winston-Salem. Police say the wreck happened late Saturday night after a car crossed the centerline of a road and hit an …

Semi Crashes in Utah, Millions of Bees Escape

A truck hauling millions of bees overturned in southern Utah and authorities are trying to capture the swarming insects. The Deseret News says the tractor-trailer was carrying an estimated 25 million bees when it overturned on the highway near St. …

Scientist: German Satellite Must Have Crashed into Asia

A defunct German research satellite crashed into the Earth somewhere in Southeast Asia on Sunday, a U.S. scientist said – but no one is still quite sure where. Most parts of the minivan-sized ROSAT research satellite were expected to burn …

South Dakota Family Sues Railroad After Fatal Train Crash

The family of a rural Brandon man killed in 2009 when a train collided with his truck has filed a lawsuit against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The Argus Leader reports that the family of Robert Defries filed the …

Old German Satellite Hurtles Toward Earth

A retired satellite is hurtling toward the atmosphere and pieces of it could crash into the Earth as early as Friday, the German Aerospace Center says. Scientists are no longer able to communicate with the dead German satellite ROSAT, which …

Bill to Aid Florida Crash Victim to Get Earlier Start

Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos says a bill compensating a car crash victim will get an earlier start in the 2012 legislative session. Haridopolos appeared Tuesday at a news conference with Eric Brody and his parents to support the nearly …

3rd Lawsuit Filed in West Virginia Music Festival Crash

A third federal lawsuit has been filed stemming from a fatal July accident at the All-Good Music Festival near Masontown. Elizabeth Rose Doran, 21, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., filed the lawsuit alleging negligence against the event’s producer, the venue’s owner …