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Truck Ripped Apart By Train In DMV; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff Truck Ripped Apart By Train In DMV; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff
Truck Ripped Apart By Train In DMV; Two Women Survive Wreckage: Sheriff Two women narrowly escaped with their lives after an Amtrak train tore through their pickup truck in Virginia, sending debris flying for hundreds of feet, officials said. The harrowing wreck happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, near the railroad crossing at Battle Lane and Catlett Road in the town of Catlett, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. A gray Ford F-350 pickup truck was turning onto Battle Lane when it crossed directly in front of the oncoming Amtrak Crescent passenger train, which slammed into the vehicle, ripping it into three massive pieces, offi…

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Former Penn State Star Julian Fleming Seriously Hurt, Girlfriend Killed In ATV Crash: PSP Former Penn State Star Julian Fleming Seriously Hurt, Girlfriend Killed In ATV Crash: PSP
Former Penn State Star Julian Fleming Seriously Hurt, Girlfriend Killed In ATV Crash: PSP Former Penn State football player Julian Fleming was seriously injured in an ATV crash that killed his girlfriend in Columbia Township, state police announced on Saturday, May 24. Fleming, 24, was driving a 2024 Yamaha ATV with his girlfriend, 23-year-old Alyssa Boyd, in the passenger seat when a deer jumped into the roadway on Painter Lick Lane around 8:13 p.m. on Friday, May 23, according to the official crash report from Pennsylvania State Police and crash reconstruction specialists. The ATV struck the deer, causing the vehicle to crash. Boyd “sustained extensive injuries” and was pronou…

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Cabin Door Flew Open On Takeoff In Pennsylvania Plane Crash: NTSB Report Cabin Door Flew Open On Takeoff In Pennsylvania Plane Crash: NTSB Report
Cabin Door Flew Open On Takeoff In Pennsylvania Plane Crash: NTSB Report The cabin door of a small plane popped open just seconds into takeoff, causing it to “shake” and ultimately crash into a retirement community near Lancaster Airport, federal investigators said in a preliminary report released on Thursday, April 17. The crash happened on Sunday, March 9 around 2:30 p.m., when a 1981 Beechcraft Bonanza took off from Lancaster Airport en route to Springfield, Ohio. All five people onboard survived — but two, including the pilot, suffered serious injuries. Pilot Matthew W. White, 45, of Rapho Township, told the National Transportation Safety Board he heard a lo…

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Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Lexus Last Month In Maryland: Police Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Lexus Last Month In Maryland: Police
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Lexus Last Month In Maryland: Police A Gaithersburg man struck by a car while crossing Veirs Mill Road in Rockville on Oct. 30 has died from his injuries, Montgomery County police said. Luis Rios Chirinos, 28, was hit around 5:24 a.m. by a black Lexus GS near the intersection with Robindale Drive as he attempted to cross from the median, police said.  The driver remained on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Chirinos was transported to a nearby hospital but died on Monday, Nov. 11, according to authorities. The Montgomery County Collision Reconst…

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