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Four Involved in Texas Ambulance Wreck Taken to Hospital

Authorities say a cardiac patient and three Central Texas medical personnel have been hurt after their ambulance flipped on a rain-slick highway. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident happened late Sunday afternoon in Waco. DPS says the …

City Bus in Phoenix Crashes Into 18-Wheeler

Authorities say a city bus crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig Tuesday morning in west Phoenix. Captain Scott McDonald, a spokesman for the Phoenix Fire Department, says the driver and one passenger of the bus were transported to …

Massachusetts Highway Joint Dislodges, Damages Cars

Massachusetts State Police say an expansion joint that became dislodged on a highway damaged several cars and caused a weekend crash between a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck. State police said Sunday that the problem on westbound I-290 in Worcester …

Russian Spacecraft to Crash Soon, Risks Unclear

A Russian space probe designed to burnish the nation’s faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars’ moons has turned into one of the heaviest, most toxic pieces of space junk ever. It will come crashing down to …

11 Injured in Mississippi Motorhome Wreck

Eleven people were injured, four critically, when a motorhome bound for a college football championship game in New Orleans went off Interstate 59 in southern Mississippi and struck a tree. WDAM-TV reports that the motorhome from Georgia was carrying 13 …

French Cyclist in Critical Condition After Crash in Argentina

A French motorcyclist is in intensive care after being found unconscious in remote sand dunes during the Dakar Rally in western Argentina. Officials at Teodoro J. Schestakow Hospital said Tuesday that cyclist Sebastian Coue apparently crashed during the second stage …

Crash in Dense Fog on India Road Kills 10 Children

News reports say a collision on a northern Indian road in dense fog has killed 10 children and the driver taking them to school. Press Trust of India said Monday the children were between 5 and 8 years old. Twenty …

Colorado Driver Killed by Branch Steered Car to Safety

A Colorado man who was killed when a 3-foot tree branch flew through his windshield and impaled him in the chest was able to steer the car to safety before losing consciousness. The wife of 61-year-old James Baker-Jarvis told the …

Swiss Sued Over Gadhafi-Linked Crash in DC

The Swiss government faces a $10 million lawsuit over the death of a woman hit by a Swiss Embassy vehicle in Washington driven by a former domestic servant to one of Moammar Gadhafi’s sons. Law professor Harvey Rishikof filed suit …

Lamborghini Wrecked in Fiery New Jersey Crash

Police have charged the driver of one of the world’s fastest and most expensive sports cars with drunken driving after it crashed and burst into flames on a New Jersey highway. State police say 35-year-old William Sherman of Short Hills …