Trauma
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Other occupants in the car escaped injury; no one was wearing a seat belt
Police arrived to find a burning home and the homeowner running inside and apparently killing himself
The heavy snow and low visibility may be to blame for the accident
EMTs treated the man at the scene before he had to airlifted to the hospital
The boy had climbed over the fence and was attacked by the canine
The man is also accused of setting a cat on a fire that was later found dead
All the victims were between 17 and 18 years old
The pilot and cameraman aboard survived the incident with minor injuries
5 of the injured were seriously hurt
The spiritual leader who worked closely with firefighters was killed, along with his wife and three children; their 15-year-old son was arrested for their murder
One of the victims had to be flown out, all 3 incidents appear to be accidental
The heavy snow and low visibility may be to blame for the accident
The child had climbed atop the kitchen stove when it fell over, crushing him underneath; medics were unable to revive him
The woman has been hospitalized with severe injuries
The woman was able to get back up to the platform and only suffered minor injuries
Two commerical jets collided near the gates at Miami International Airport
John James Evans struck ex-paramedic Alan Mort with is Range Rover when Mort was riding his bike
A passenger in the vehicle was also critically wounded
Firefighters said they took one of the people to the hospital while the other two did not want to go
The ambulance was responding to a call when it collided with the school bus
The paramedic driving the ambulance was also injured
The woman was seriously injured and flown to a Stockholm hospital
The man’s ex-wife, brother and another woman are charged with attempted murder
A woman ran a stop sign, causing the incident
The suspect in custody is reported to also be a student
An off-duty paramedic and two other witnesses pulled the injured driver from the truck, before he later died at the hospital
The commuter bus struck a mini school bus, which landed on its side
The man jumped out of a moving car then got hit by a truck, but survived and made his way to his workplace
The young girl suffered severe head injuries after apparently opening the rear emergency door and falling out
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