The rising risk of train explosions – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe rising risk of train explosionsPittsburgh Post-Gazette… and accidents continues to climb — just yesterday an oil train derailed and caught fire in Galena, Ill. — attention is focusing on what federal regulators acknowledg…
Snowstorm strands motorists in Kentucky; flights canceled – Columbus Dispatch
Columbus DispatchSnowstorm strands motorists in Kentucky; flights canceledColumbus DispatchIn western Maryland, a tractor-trailer carrying 93 head of cattle overturned on Thursday on I-81, which was already snarled by other accidents in the Hagerstown …
Officials: Truck Driver Fell Asleep in Fatal Collision – ABC News
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Officials: Truck Driver Fell Asleep in Fatal Collision
ABC News Orondo has one school, a combination elementary-middle school with about 160 students. Gjesdal said it was the worst accident he had seen in his 30-year law enforcement career. “Anything involving a school bus causes great concern — sad, sad,” he said. Injuries reported in eastern Washington school bus accidentDaily Journal |
Correction: Oil Train Derailment-Illinois story – 14 News WFIE Evansville
14 News WFIE EvansvilleCorrection: Oil Train Derailment-Illinois story14 News WFIE Evansville(AP Photo/Telegraph Herald, Mike Burley). Smoke and flames erupt from the scene of a train derailment Thursday, March 5, 2015, near Galena, Ill. A BNSF Railway…
Suit: Driver did not yield to elderly woman in fatal River Grove crash – Chicago Sun-Times
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Suit: Driver did not yield to elderly woman in fatal River Grove crash
Chicago Sun-Times At the time, Loni said 20 accidents happened at the intersection in 2013 and 2014. Dwyer’s crash was the first to result in a fatality, he said. Illinois Department of Transportation data shows only three crashes at the intersection since 2009 … |
Yet Another Oil Train Derails, Catches Fire, This Time in Illinois – Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
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Yet Another Oil Train Derails, Catches Fire, This Time in Illinois
Center for Biological Diversity (press release) GALENA, Ill.— An oil train transporting more than 100 cars of highly volatile crude oil derailed and caught fire today in northwest Illinois near the Mississippi River — the third explosive oil train accident in three weeks. Billowing columns of dark … |
BNSF Train Hauling 103 Crude Cars Derails in Rural Illinois – Bloomberg
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BNSF Train Hauling 103 Crude Cars Derails in Rural Illinois
Bloomberg “The derailed train is on fire,” the Federal Railroad Administration said Thursday in a statement after the accident at about 1:20 p.m. outside Galena, Illinois. Eight cars went off the tracks, six of which rolled over, Galena City Administrator Mark … Illinois oil train derailment involved safer tank carsWashington Times BNSF crude oil train derails in remote area of Illinois; 2 cars aflameINFORUM Freight train carrying oil crashes, ignites in IllinoisUPI.com Columbus Dispatch all 438 news articles » |
Going over school bus safety after bus accidents – WDJT
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Going over school bus safety after bus accidents
WDJT For the second time in two days, a school bus accident sends people to the hospital. “You have the lives of so many families when you get behind the wheel of a school bus,” said Rebecca Knaack with Lamers Bus Company. Lamers was not involved in any of … |
BNSF crude oil train derails in remote area of Illinois; 2 cars aflame – INFORUM
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BNSF crude oil train derails in remote area of Illinois; 2 cars aflame
INFORUM The accident is just the latest involving oil trains in the United States and Canada. In 2013, 47 people were killed in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic after a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded. The last incident was just three weeks ago … BNSF Crude Train Hauling 103 Oil Cars Derails in Rural IllinoisBloomberg BNSF oil train derails in rural Illinois; two cars aflameKDAL |
‘My world stopped,’ Mom of boy pinned by SUV recounts accident as they … – kfor.com
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‘My world stopped,’ Mom of boy pinned by SUV recounts accident as they …
kfor.com Hunter’s leg was so mangled in the accident that he lost some of the bone, causing him to need multiple surgeries, skin grafts, a plate, and 10 screws. With a new brace and new crutches, Hunter says he’s “doing good.” “He’s strong. We’re looking into … |
