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July 24, 2024 at 8:40 PM. A candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday night for three sisters and their mother, who were tragically killed along with two close family friends on July 12 as they ...
In May 1964, a 15-year-old boy from Long Beach, California, named Mark Maples was injured after he stood up in the Matterhorn Bobsleds and fell out. It was reported that his restraint was undone by his ride companion. He died three days later as a result of his injuries. This was Disneyland's first fatal incident.
Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the most dangerous cities for drivers, according to a Forbes Advisor analysis looking at the average rate of fatal accidents between 2017 and 2021. In Memphis, 25.96 ...
3 November 1893. Explosion of dynamite cargo on the steamship Cabo Machichaco, in at the port of Santander, Spain, with more than 2,000 injured. [14] 581. 16 April 1947. Texas City disaster in the Port of Texas City, Texas, USA; over 5,000 were also injured. 575. 4 June 1989. Ufa train disaster in Ufa, Soviet Union.
In January and February 1969, in the Santa Barbara Channel, near the city of Santa Barbara, in Southern California. It was the largest oil spill in United States waters at the time, and now ranks third after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon and 1989 Exxon Valdez spills. It remains the largest oil spill to have occurred in the waters off California.
Director Randall Miller, who remains on probation for the fatal accident on the set of “Midnight Rider,” has scored $1.5 million in California state tax incentives to make his next independent ...
March 4 – Guinea – A lorry travelling from Moribadou to Beyla plunged into a ravine, killing 50 and injuring 27. [ 110 ] March 13 – Switzerland – Sierre coach crash. A coach carrying 52 teachers and students crashed into a wall in the Sierre Tunnel, killing 28. [ 111 ] April 20 – Mexico – Álamo bus accident.
A California woman who advocated for stricter DUI laws after two of her children were killed by a drunk driver has been charged with manslaughter after officials say they found her intoxicated and ...