Moreno Valley, California–An unusual car accident led to severe injuries when a car ran into rescue vehicles at the scene of a previous accident on 60 West in Moreno Valley, according to ABC News. The accident shut down the entire freeway and sent three people to the hospital. What Happened…
Three visitors to Knott’s Berry Farm suffered minor injuries when the stagecoach in which they were passengers tipped over after a wheel detached from the vehicle, according to ABC News. There were a total of 14 passengers in the stagecoach when the crash occurred, but only three were transported to…
Robert Ray, a handyman, told NBC 4 News that an Anaheim police dog attacked him for a full minute, causing injuries that left him hospitalized for a week. The NBC report says Ray and the police department have different accounts of what led up to the encounter. While Ray says…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of 19,000 Arctic Cat snowmobiles due to a crash hazard. About 7,100 of the models in question were recalled in December of 2011 due to a headlamp fuse failure. Arctic Cat, Inc., a company out of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, is…
Consumer Reports has put the “Do not Buy – Safety Risk” stamp on two stroller models – iCandy Cherry and the Mutsy Evo — because these pose a potential strangulation hazard to young children. According to Consumer reports, both these stroller models have a removable grab bar that attaches above…
A man suffered serious injuries to his legs after a three-ton steel I-beam fell on him as he was working at a site in Benicia the morning of December 20, 2012. According to a Bay City News report, the construction accident occurred at the Unico Mechanical Corp., 1209 Polk Street.…
Fort Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island in Coupeville, Washington, is closed to visitors as rangers attempt to find two dogs said to be very aggressive, according to Oregon Live. The two dogs allegedly bit one man and forced a woman to lock herself in a restroom on the park…
December 6, 2012–Chicago, Illinois–A 60-year-old construction worker was in serious condition after a construction accident occurred on Chicago’s South Side this week. Chicago Fire Department responders found the victim under a porch overhang that fell on him, crushing him under the weight of the structure. The victim was transported to…
No matter how careful you are, it is possible you will be involved in some type of slip and fall accident in your lifetime. According to the latest data, at least one million people are involved in slip and fall accidents every year, and many of these accidents can lead…
Malvrick Donkor, 14, a high school student, was fatally injured in a swimming pool accident during a lesson. According to a news report in The Gothamist, the teenager was allegedly underwater and unnoticed by instructors for 17 minutes while other students swam around him. Surveillance tapes showed Donkor climbing down…