Tag: Accident

Browns’ Garrett Injured in One-Car Accident, Status Unknown

CLEVELAND—Cleveland Browns All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett remains in hospital care as doctors assess non-life-threatening injuries he suffered while flipping his Porsche in a one-car accident following practice Monday. As of 11:50 p.m., Garrett was still being evaluated following the accident, which happened on a rural road a few hours after the team’s practice. The…


‘I Died, I Was Resuscitated’: Atheist Turns to God on Meeting Late Grandma After Fatal Accident

Lying lifeless in a hospital bed after a motorcycle crash, a then-atheist happened to hear her late grandmother’s voice. And the message forever changed her. Now a wheelchair user, but happier than ever before, she helps empower others with God in her heart. Ohio native Jesi Stracham, 30, lives outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, working…


Australian Woman Hit by Rollercoaster When Attempting to Retrieve Dropped Phone

An Australian woman is suffering from critical head and facial injuries after being hit by a rollercoaster carriage in Melbourne on Sunday. The victim, who has been identified as Shylah Rodden, 26, is believed to have stepped onto the tracks at a Melbourne Royal Show about 5.45 p.m. on Sep. 25 to pick up her…


Florida Boat Captain Charged in Fatal Parasailing Accident

MARATHON, Fla.—A boat captain has been charged with manslaughter in a Memorial Day parasailing crash in the Florida Keys that killed a 33-year-old Illinois woman and injured her young son and nephew. Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, was booked into the Monroe County Jail on Thursday and was being held on a $100,000 bond. An investigation…


BNSF: Rail Accident Victims Should Have to Use Arbitration

BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of a deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue settlements through arbitration, rather than lawsuits. BNSF owns the railroad tracks used by Amtrak when a Southwest Chief train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago collided with a pickup truck that was blocking an intersection…


School Bus Crashed With Truck on Melbourne Highway, 33 Injured

A school bus carrying 32 people, including 27 schoolgirls, collided with a truck before rolling down an embankment north of Melbourne and flipped on its side. The accident took place on Victoria’s Western Highway at the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh at about 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday. The bus was taking students from years nine…


Russian Volcano Climb Death Toll Rises to 8

MOSCOW—The number of people who died in an accident while climbing Eurasia’s tallest active volcano has risen to eight, Russian authorities said Monday. A helicopter with a rescue team was on the way to the site of the accident, emergency officials said. Russian media initially reported on Saturday that five climbers died while trying to…


Blaze Destroys $24 Million Mansion Owned by Chinese Businessman

An enormous fire ravaged a A$24 million (US$16.35 million) waterfront mansion in Australia’s Sydney owned by a Chinese real estate mogul. Firefighters were called to the Cliff Road home in the lower north shore suburb of Northwood around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday to find the six-bedroom property alight, with only the roof structure remaining. The blaze…


The Big Wheel (1949)

A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…


Baby Survives Horrific Accident Due to Rear-Facing Car Seat, Now Mom Creates Awareness on Car Seat Safety

An Australian mother has been creating awareness about car seat safety for children after her infant son survived a near-fatal crash. Two years ago, Zoe ten Broek and her then-10-month-old son, Jaxon, met with a horrific accident that left him with a fractured skull, brain bleeding, high pressures in the brain, and a torn ligament…