A man was seriously injured after a piece of plywood from a security fence at a construction site fell on him. The man was walking on the sidewalk at the South East corner of 30th St. and Fifth Avenue in NYC yesterday around 4 PM when the accident happened. An…
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Elderly pedestrian injured in NYC truck accident
A man in his 70s suffered serious injury after being struck by a tractor-trailer truck in Queens, NYC. The man was crossing Jamaica Ave. near 168th Street around noon when he was hit by a dairy truck. His legs got pinned under the wheels and were severely mangled. An airbag was used…
At least 20 people dead and dozens injured in train accident in Italy
20 people died and dozens suffered personal injury after two trains collided head-on on a single track. The accident took place in Corato, near Bari in Italy. The two trains that collided belong to a local private rail company, Ferrotramviaria SpA. The company operates around 20 electrical trains in the region.…
Young boy dies from critical injury after drowning in the pool of a cruise ship that had just left New York
An eight year old boy died from his injuries after accidentally drowning in the swimming pool of a cruise ship that had just left New York and was heading to the Caribbeans. Prince Andepoju from Maryland, was a passenger abroad the Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas that had just left…
Unjustified police chase results in one death and one injured in Queens, NYC
A driver died and a pedestrian was injured in a NYC car accident involving a cell phone thief who was involved in a high-speed chase by the police. After allegedly steeling a cell phone at the Queens Village Auto Body shop on Hempstead Avenue, 51 year old Derrick Perkins fled in his BMW.…
Another Fireworks Injury in New York City and 2015 statistics for U.S.
A 42 year old woman suffered serious hand injury while playing with pyrotechnics in New York City, the night before July 4th. According to the police, she may have lost one or two fingers. The accident happened in Flatbush, Brooklyn around 5:00 am. The woman was transported to the ER to be…
Toddler suffers serious injury after falling from a window in New York City
A few days after a NYC toddler died by falling from a window, another one injured himself badly in a similar manner. The 5 year old boy fell from the 5th floor of a 6-story building and miraculously survived. The New York Daily News reported that something may have broken the…
NYC nursing home resident injured after being punched in the face by security guard
A New York City nursing home security guard punched an 83 year old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s in the face. 55 year old Michael Adagba was working as a security guard at the Vanderbilt Nursing Home on Castleton Ave. in Tompkinsville, Staten Island last Friday. Around 7:30 p.m. an 83 year old…
3 cops injured in NYC car crash
3 NYPD officers were injured in a car crash in New York City. The three cops were driving in an unmarked car on Linden Blvd. near Sutphin Blvd. in South Jamaica, Queens. They were responding to a shooting and they had the lights and sirens on. On a nearby street 25…
NYC reckless driver kills pedestrian and injures a bicyclist and two other drivers
A pedestrian died, a bicyclist was critically injured and two drivers suffered personal injury in a car accident in New York City. The accident occurred last Thursday in Queens. 56 year old Irene Lee was driving her Porsche on Horace Harding Expressway service road near the Intersection of Junction Boulevard. She lost control…