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Semitruck Driver Killed When Colorado Train Derails, Spilling Train Cars and Coal

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, on Sunday, authorities said. The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office said …

Illinois Appellate Panel Relieves Freight Broker of Liability for $18M Jury Verdict

A freight broker is not liable for an $18 million jury award to the mother of a teenage boy who suffered a brain injury when he was struck by a truck, an Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday. A panel of …

Police Say 3 Dead, Several Injured in 7-Car Crash in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three people have died and several people were injured in a seven-car crash on a highway in Idaho over the weekend, authorities said. A semi-truck, two passenger cars, three pickup trucks and an SUV crashed on …

Crashes Close Part of I-10 West of Phoenix, Ariz.

Two crashes on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix have closed part of the interstate eastbound. The Department of Public Safety says that two people were killed. The crashes involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. DPS says the eastbound lanes …