What happened: Thirty-nine people were injured, three of them critically, when the chartered bus they were in slammed into a Boston bridge on Soldier’s Field Road. The bus, from Pennsylvania, had 42 passengers, mostly high school students with several adult chaperones. They were brought to Boston by the Destined For A Dream Foundation to take…
What happened: A new study has concluded that digital billboards often take a driver’s eyes off the road for more than two seconds, which could contribute to accidents. The Swedish study was recently published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. Researchers say the billboards are brighter, are visible from further away, and show changing advertisements,…
What Happened: Officials identified a Virginia coalminer who died in a Raleigh County, West Virginia mining accident late last week. A spokesperson for the state says that the victim of the accident is from Bluefield, Virginia and died from injuries sustained last Thursday in the Pocahontas Coal Company’s Affinity Mine. Officials with the Mine Safety…
What happened: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of BlueStar wall ovens, manufactured by Prizer Painter Stove Works, due to fire hazard. According to the agency, the wall oven may have been improperly installed and/or have damaged flexible gas appliance connectors, which pose a fire hazard. The manufacturing company had received…
What Happened: A two-car wreck killed a man in Stuart, Virginia and injured two others. Police stated that a Dodge Stratus was driving on Route 695, when it turned onto Route 58 and was hit by a Nissan Maxima. The Stratus driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Nissan, Alfonzo Hughes,…