Trauma
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Off-duty police officer reportedly lost control of his \car
Police say 10 to 15 people were on the bus, and minor injuries were reported
Boy was flown to a hospital in Duluth, where he was pronounced dead
Two pickups and a one-ton truck - all towing some sort of trailer - were involved in the head-on crash
She said she believed she’d die there, trapped under the mower and burnt to a crisp after it exploded
Video shows plane flying for several minutes before descending and slamming into some trees
Man photographed in a bus lane was fatally wounded when driver ran him over and failed to stop
Double-decker Megabus carrying 81 passengers blew tire, slammed head-on into concrete bridge support pillar
Responders, who were well off highway, were struck before car rear-ended brush truck
Ambulances including helicopter-borne unit tried to save man
2 workers were transported to hospital by ambulance and 1 was flown by medevac
The identities and hometowns of those who died in the crash weren’t immediately released
Man manages to free himself, swims to side of pool to get medical treatment
Welding likely sparked a blast the burned workers in White County
She says she will never have her own hair or eyebrows again
County fire spokesperson tweeted that medics were trying to gain access to driver trapped in vehicle
DOT truck driver was flown to Upstate Medical Center with head and chest injuries
Injured 4 other people
‘There is a Level I trauma center just a short helicopter ride away should a patient need it,’ says marketing coordinator
While attending emergency, woman driving ambulance allegedly turned into path of am oncoming motorcyclist, causing his death
Man had a large and traumatic cut across his stomach
Man told responding officers that he was walking with friend when he heard explosion, then noticed his arm was bleeding
Witnesses in nearby library said they were startled by sound of screaming
Passenger in car was killed while patient in ambulance was also injured
Man managed to walk away from mangled wreckage of his Caterham Seven with only cut shin, bruising
A 58-year-old worker was killed in April while unloading a crane in a work area
Combination of increased alcohol consumption, traffic volumes, trip lengths often becomes hazardous
Closures have soared to seven times over the previous year
7 emergency agencies responded to the call
Cause of crash is unknown
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