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Bus-Train Crash Kills 7, Injures 162 in Argentina

Argentine authorities say seven people are dead in a rush-hour crash in Buenos Aires involving two passenger trains and a bus whose driver drove around barriers in an attempt to beat them across the tracks. Police say 162 people are …

$450,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Traffic Death Lawsuit

A civil lawsuit filed in Pepin County by three children who lost their mother in a traffic crash has been settled out of court. Records show Michelle Nelson’s children will receive a total of $450,000 from Countryside Cooperative Transport of …

Go-Cart Crash at Ohio Raceway Kills 6-Year-Old Boy

A 6-year-old boy has died after a go-cart crash during a practice session at an Ohio track. Michael Wise of Newark was driving a go-cart that somehow got turned around and collided with a motorcycle Saturday afternoon at Circleville Raceway …

Man Tried to Steal Truck at Site of Fatal Crash in Florida

A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy was injured in an altercation with a man who tried to steal a pickup truck from a witness at the scene of a crash that killed two people. Authorities say 20-year-old Colby Wade Cardoso stopped …

Feds Seek Cause of California Plane Crash

Federal investigators are listening to Santa Monica Airport audio tapes and interviewing maintenance workers in an effort to determine the cause of single-engine plane crash into the yard of a vacant home. The student pilot, whose name hasn’t been released, …

Kentucky Man, 78, Charged After Road Rage Crash Injures Two

Police have charged a 78-year-old Corbin man who they say forced his older brother and sister’s van off a road and into a parked service van. The incident occurred Monday in Rockcastle County on Ky. 461 near Mount Vernon. Police …

Iowa Man Charged in Fatal Crash Sued by Survivor

A man hurt in a fatal crash has filed a lawsuit against the driver of a vehicle charged in the Story County incident. The Ames Tribune reports that Richard Dilz, of Madrid, sued Jeffrey Clendenen on Thursday, citing negligence. Clendenen …

Sheriff: Ohio Men Wrapped Sign, Caused Fatal Crash

Police say two central Ohio men playing a prank are being charged with causing a fatal traffic crash by concealing a stop sign with several layers of plastic wrap and petroleum jelly. Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight Radcliff said 19-year-old Seth …

Calif. Municipal Bus Agency Considers Changes After Fatal Crash

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is considering policy changes in the wake of a pedestrian fatality involving one of the agency’s buses. Muni officials tell the San Francisco Chronicle they may require all drivers to get a specific route …

Fatal New Jersey Crash Spotlights Young Drivers Law

A New Jersey law barring drivers under 18 from having more than one passenger is in the spotlight after an SUV driven by a 17-year-old and carrying seven teenagers crashed. The driver and three passengers died in Saturday’s accident. The …