Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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The Mi-8 helicopter went down during a training mission late Wednesday, killing the chief of a Russian aviation center
Officers and paramedics tried to revive the children; they were pronounced dead at a hospital
The helicopter collided with an electricity pole; it was transporting injured passengers to a hospital in a mountainous area
The child’s parents were home at the time of the fall; police are continuing to investigate
An official said a blown front tire caused the bus to crash into the median and striking the guard rail
By the end of the call, the woman who spoke with the dispatcher was no longer able to talk and answer the dispatcher questions
There were no ambulances available because they were on other calls
The chief was driving an EMS sport utility vehicle and was talking to a co-worker on his cellphone when he ran a red light
The employee received a summons for the charge of failing to yield while entering a highway
The man and his wife were engaged in a bitter split that involved a custody battle over the 6-year-old girl
Mirranda Grace Lawson, 2, was placed on life support after choking on a popcorn kernel
A worker sat down to read to the other kids without being aware the toddler was underneath
One child remains hospitalized in critical condition; it’s the deadliest fire in Memphis since the 1920s
The man was inside the ambulance when he unbuckled himself from a gurney and jumped from the moving vehicle onto the freeway
A fire official said the incident left firefighters with heavy hearts and “pain in their eyes”
A GoFundMe page has raised over $16,000 in two days
The rapper was 25 when he was shot Sept. 7, 1996.
The 81-year-old man later died of his injuries at the hospital
Experts said it sounds an alarm about the long-lasting impact of PTSD and depression on the brain
Connor Kepple died March 10, but the medical examiner’s report raised questions surrounding the events leading to his death
The bus hit the fire truck and a pickup truck, knocking three firefighters standing near the guard rail into the water below
Shocked witnesses on a train passing the crash site described the plane in flames and said it had been completely destroyed
Preliminary reports for the July 29 crash have been released
Authorities said the balloon hit high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture
Cal-Ore Life Flight president: “This is one of the saddest moments in our history”
At least 16 people were on board the balloon when it caught fire and crashed in a pasture
The elephant hurled the rock more than 10 meters over a huge ditch and wooden barrier, striking the girl in the head
The ambulance veered off the road into an embankment
An unnamed man attacked a facility for the disabled outside of Tokyo
Party for middle and high school students attacked; victims ranged in age from 12 to 27
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