According to initial reports, failure of the landing gear was the cause of a small plane crash that killed the 62-year-old pilot. The fatal crash occurred at Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville, Tennessee. The victim was the only occupant in the plane at the time of the crash. Authorities say he was practicing his flying…
A 20-year-old East Carolina University student was killed in a car crash on Charles Boulevard in Greenville, N.C. The victim was a passenger in a Nissan Altima that crossed the center line of the road and slammed into an oncoming Chevy Silverado. The victim was transferred to Vidant Medical Center, where he later died. The…
Four Norfolk Southern employees suffered serious injuries when the freight trains they were crewing collided head-on and derailed outside of Sandersville, Georgia (GA), on the afternoon of August 7, 2015. The train crash occurred at a grade-level crossing across Highway 242, which is known locally as Sunhill Grange Road. Two of the railroad workers were injured so…
A collision involving a gasoline tanker truck, two SUVs and a pickup truck on I-26 through Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC), claimed three lives and sent a fourth person to the hospital with life-threatening burns. The fiery multivehicle wreck happened at around 7:30 am on June 27, 2015, near the exit to New Cut Road. …
The Pamlico Sound in North Carolina (NC) is the largest lagoon along the U.S. East Coast, 80 miles long 15 to 30 miles wide. This body of water is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks and makes it an ideal place for boaters and water sport enthusiasts. In a recent Carteret County…