An Illinois utility worker was electrocuted and killed during awork accident in Sterling. Officials say the worker was an employee at a telecommunications company who was electrocuted while working on a utility pole located at 23rd and Locust Street. Officials say another man was injured and in critical condition at OSF Saint Anthony Medical…
Three Kansas workers have been injured at a steel fabrication supplier in anindustrial accident just northeast of Hutchinson. According to the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, three people were hurt when a pressurized water tank exploded. The industrial accident happened on Thursday at Wifco Steel Products. Officials report one of the workers is in critical…
Samsung hasrecalled around 2.8 million top-load washing machines due to reports of the top of the machine detaching from the chassis when in use. There have been 733 cases of detachment or consumers complaining of excess vibration. Nine injuries have been reported, which includes a shoulder injury, a broken jaw, impact injuries and fall-related…
Friday night, two Jennings’ teens were killed, and four others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit a tree. According to St. Louis County Police, the single-vehiclecrash occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of Shannon Avenue. Officials say there were six people in the car at the time of the crash…
A 61-year-old man was severely injured in apedestrian accident with a tractor-trailer while crossing a street in Hudson Falls, New York. Police reported the victim was crossing the street with his walker when a semi-truck made a right turn and struck the victim. Police reported that the victim appeared to be in the crosswalk…
Anaccident took place in Arkansas on Thursday around 3:10 in the afternoon. The road crash occurred on Interstate 530 when a driver of a southbound vehicle veered out of their lane of traffic, drove over a grass median and into a cable barrier. The driver then hit a southbound vehicle in a head-on collision….
A fatalvehicle accident took place in Bustleton, Philadelphia around two in the morning on Saturday. The accident took place on Grant Avenue when a 2000 green Acura and a 2003 gray Infiniti went airborne, then struck each other. As a result, the Acura struck a utility pole before catching on fire. The Infiniti spun…
A fatalvehicle crash occurred on Wednesday in Wisconsin around 10:30 at night. The accident occurred after the Wisconsin State Patrol were notified about an unsafe and reckless driver. While the responders were trying to get to the SUV, the driver of the SUV turned around in the eastbound lanes of traffic and began driving…
A productrecall was announced by Samsung and U.S. safety officials on Friday on about three million washing machines. The recall was put in place after about 733 reports of malfunctioning machines had been made by consumers. Allegedly, the washing machines vibrate excessively, or the top of the machine comes off. Among the injuries this…
Federal investigators ruled out mechanical defects as the cause of the Baltimorebus crash last week. Last week, six people were killed when a school bus plowed into an MTA bus in Southwest Baltimore. Federal investigators are now looking into the possibility of a medical emergency as the cause of the crash. Officials released last…