Six people were killed when a four-story building being demolished collapsed onto a Salvation Army store in downtown Philadelphia. At least 14 others were injured. It’s unclear whether those numbers could rise since authorities are unsure how many people were actually in the store or on the sidewalk when the accident happened. Demolition crews had…
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry has issued penalties totaling $32,100 to ST Tissue LLC of Franklin and $70,000 to CR Meyer & Sons Co. of Oshkosh, Wis., for violations of Virginia’s Occupational Safety and Health laws, standards or regulations. The two companies were cited in the death of a worker in an accident…
What Happened: A rainy evening saw a huge car accident take place on the Nitro-St. Albans Bridge in Nitro, West Virginia (WV), according to wvgazette.com. The enormous accident involved 34 vehicles and injured twenty-two motorists and passengers, with nine of them being transported to a local hospital for their injuries. An emergency responder claimed it was the…
What Happened: wdbj7.com reports that a car accident in Campbell County, Virginia claimed the life of one driver, injured another, and resulted in the at-fault driver being charged with reckless driving. The at-fault driver was traveling south on Route 501 and swerved to avoid a braking vehicle; she then crossed over into the northbound lane, hitting a…
A commercial semi-truck carrying explosives to a nearby rock quarry overturned along Route 151 in Amherst County on the morning of May 22.