N12 accident leaves five dead.

Date: 03/16/2012
Time: Unknown
Location: Near East Village, Gauteng, South Africa
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Corolla, bakkie

By Jonckie - Accidents.Co.Za

"An accident on the N12 between Glen Harvey and Fochville has left five people dead and another one person with critical injuries.

It is not clear as to how the accident happened, but it is believed that both vehicles may have been travelling in the direction of Randfontein from Potchefstroom when they collided.

When paramedics arrived, one of the vehicles was in the road and the other on the side of the the road. Both vehicles had been extensively damaged in the collision. The five occupants of the Toyota Corolla had suffered multiple and fatal injuries, and they were found entrapped in the wreckage. There was nothing further that could be done for them and they were declared deceased. A woman who was travelling in the vehicle is believed to have been pregnant, but this is as yet not confirmed.

The driver and only occupant of the bakkie was left with critical injuries and he was treated on scene before being taken to Krugersdorp Private Hospital by ambulance.

Police are still at the scene to conduct their necessary investigations into the cause of the fatal accident."

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Head-on collision kills one.

Date: 05/14/2004
Time: Around 7:20 A.M.
Location: Rosalia, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Focus, Chevy Tahoe

By John Craig The Spokesman-Review

"A Spokane woman who turned 21 earlier this month was killed Friday morning in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 195 at Rosalia.
Stephanie Calvert’s compact Ford Focus was crushed when it collided at 7:25 a.m. with a Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicle driven by Shelley R. Solberg, 52, of Colbert.
Calvert died at the scene, 35 miles south of Spokane. Solberg and two 14-year-old boys in her vehicle were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane with injuries that police said appeared to include broken bones and cuts.
Solberg was in satisfactory condition Friday afternoon, but the boys — including her son and a friend of his — were in serious condition in the pediatric intensive-care unit.
The Washington State Patrol did not identify the boys because they are minors.
Trooper Bruce Blood said Calvert was northbound when her car drifted into the southbound lane, almost to the fog line.
The southbound Solberg attempted to avoid the collision by steering toward the northbound lane, but Calvert made a sharp correction and the vehicles collided in the southbound lane, near the center of the road, Blood said.
He said both vehicles had been going about 60 mph, which is the speed limit, although a witness in a car behind Solberg’s said Solberg was braking when the vehicles hit almost squarely head-on.
There was no immediate indication that alcohol was involved, Blood said.
“It could have been a momentary lapse, and she just drifted over,” he said."

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All lanes are reopened on westbound 10 Freeway in El Monte.

Date: 07/24/2012
Time: Around 4:00 A.M.
Location: El Monte, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Windstar, truck

By Pasadena StarNews

"EL MONTE - All lanes of the westbound 10 Freeway were reopened late Tuesday morning at Peck Road, the site of an earlier fatal accident, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Three of the four lanes were closed for more than six hours Tuesday after a minivan driver was killed and two road construction workers were injured. The accident occured at 4:14 a.m. Tuesday, said the CHP.
Traffic lanes were reopened by around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the CHP, but not before creating a major traffic slowdown from El Monte to West Covina that may have added more than an hour to commute time for motorists driving to Los Angeles.
CHP Officer Ed Jacobs says a Ford Aerostar rear-ended a road work truck as the crew picked up traffic cones on westbound 10.

Jacobs says the minivan's driver died. Two road workers were taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries.

Jacobs says he can't confirm TV reports that a dog in the minivan also was killed.

The crash follows a Sunday accident that killed two road workers on Interstate 405 in Torrance. Authorities say two suspected drunken drivers collided, and one car slammed into repaving equipment."

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Name released in fatal Monday morning crash.

Date: 07/16/2012
Time: Around 2:50 A.M.
Location: Near Sutherlin, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 3, log truck

By KPIC.com Staff

"NEAR SUTHERLIN, Ore. -- A Roseburg woman is dead after an early morning crash near Sutherlin on Monday.
Oregon State Police say that at around 2:50 a.m., an unloaded log truck being driven by Kelly Kremer, 59, of Myrtle Creek, was heading westbound on Highway 138 West, about eight miles west of Sutherlin,
That's when officials say (censored), 28, of Roseburg, driving a Mazda 4-door sedan, crossed the center line and struck the log truck nearly head-on.
Troopers don't know at this point why she crossed the line, but the investigation is continuing.
Officials say Clift was not wearing a seat belt, and was driving with a suspended operator's license.
Kremer was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, where he was treated and released for minor injuries.
OSP officials say that he was using safety restraints.
Senior Trooper Robert Gorman from the Oregon State Police told KPIC News that there was alcohol found in Clift's vehicle, but do not know at this point if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

OSP troopers from the Roseburg Area Command office are continuing the investigation. Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Sutherlin Police Department and Kellogg Rural Fire District assisted at the scene.

The highway was closed for about four hours."

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Man dies, crashes truck into Walmart Garden Center.

Date: 07/24/2012
Time: Around 9:00 A.M.
Location: Watson, Louisiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Ranger

By Amber Stegall

"WATSON, LA (WAFB) -

The Livingston Parish Coroner's Office was called to the scene Tuesday morning after a truck crashed into the Walmart in Watson, LA.

The crash happened around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Reports state the pickup truck left the roadway at Cane Market and Highway 16, crossed the parking lot and crashed into the Garden Center side of the store.

According to the Walker Police Department Facebook page, the driver of the pickup was extricated from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial reports say the man suffered from a medical condition. It is not known if he died because of the crash, or because of a medical condition. His name has not been released.

No employees or customers of the Walmart in Watson, LA were injured.

The Louisiana State Police continue to investigate the crash."

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Portion of Main Street closed until 7p.

Date: 05/16/2012
Time: Around 11:00 A.M.
Location: Reisterstown, Maryland
Vehicle(s) Involved: Kia Sorento

By Community Times

"Baltimore County Police report that a Kia traveling on Main Street in Reisterstown hit a utility pole. SHA has closed Main Street between Chartley and Glyndon drives until 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. Power outages have been reported along sections of Main Street in the crash area. The woman driving the Kia refused treatment at the scene, according to police."

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Wreck on Zierdt Road blocking traffic, crews say at least 1 person killed.

Date: 06/08/2011
Time: Around 11:00 A.M.
Location: Hunstville, Alabama
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Lexus RX

By Victoria Cumbow - The Huntsville Times 

"HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- One person died and another remains in critical condition after a two-car wreck in west Huntsville this morning.
The wreck happened around 11 a.m. near Zierdt Road and Natures Way when a Jeep Cherokee headed southbound crossed the center lane and hit a Lexus sport-utility vehicle traveling northbound, said Huntsville police spokesman Harry Hobbs.
Both drivers were transported to Huntsville Hospital by HEMSI. The driver of the Jeep, (censored), 36, was pronounced dead at the hospital, Hobbs said. Nevada Ryan, 37, remains in the intensive care unit in critical condition. Both Anderson and Ryan are from Huntsville.
Madison police confirmed passing motorists called police earlier in the day to report a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee driving recklessly on Madison Boulevard, which intersects with Zierdt Road. Police have not yet confirmed the same Jeep was involved in the accident."

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All lanes re-opened after truck flips near Scenic Overlook on Governors Drive.

Date: 04/20/2012
Time: Around 9:00 A.M.
Location: Hunstville, Alabama
Vehicle(s) Involved: Semi truck

By Shelly Haskins - The Huntsville Times

"HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- All lanes on Governors Drive westbound over Monte Sano are reopened after an 18-wheeler overturned this morning and shut some of them down.

A U.S. Express truck carrying magazine inserts flipped just before the Scenic Overlook. Two people inside the truck suffered minor injuries, according to emergency personnel on the scene.

Traffic was reduced to one lane on the westbound side and one lane on the eastbound lane for a few hours."

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Vehicle strikes building in downtown Birmingham; authorities say 6 injured.

Date: 04/20/2012
Time: Around 9:30 P.M.
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mercedes-Benz ML, Kia Forte

By Jeremy Gray - The Birmingham News

"BIRMINGHAM, Alabama --- Six people were injured tonight when a vehicle struck a building in downtown Birmingham, according to authorities.
The vehicle struck the building on Third Avenue North near 20th Street North. The conditions of those injured are not available at this time.
The incident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m."

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