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25 year old messenger killed in NYC bicycle accident

A 25 year old bicyclist was fatally struck by a hit and run truck driver in NYC.  Aurilla  Lawrence was fatally hit by a gas tanker truck near the intersection of Broadway and Rodney Street in Williamsburg last Thursday night around 11:30 pm. The driver fled the scene of the…

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A dropped thermos may be the culprit in fatal NYC bus accident

Federal Investigators announced yesterday that the bus accident that killed 3 people in NYC in 2017  might have been caused by a thermos that was dropped between the brake and the gas pedals.  On September 18th 2017 a charter bus operated by Dahlia group sped through a red light and…

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3 dead and 7 injured in train accident in Long Island, NY

3 people died and 7 were injured after a vehicle collided with two trains travelling in opposite directionsa in Long Island, NY. The train accident occurred Tuesday night during rush hour at a railroad crossing near the Long Island Rail Road Westbury Station in Nassau County, NY. As the gates…

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Accidental injuries are now the third leading cause of death in the US

For the first time in US history, accidental injuries have become the third leading cause of death in America after cancer and heart disease. According to the most recent statistics, 161,374 people died from unintentional injuries in 2016 in the US. 190,8038 died from cancer and 635,260 died from heart…

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Taxi driver so far not charged in fatal hit and run accident in NYC

A pedestrian died from her injuries after being struck by a taxi driver who tried to flee the scene of the accident but was shortly after arrested by the police. 26 year old Sherena Hundalani was walking on the sidewalk of Queens Boulevard near 63rd Road next to a gas station…

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In order to reduce truck accidents and curb pollution, NYC Sanitation unveils a Commercial Waste Zones Plan

Private garbage trucks are among the most dangerous vehicles in New York City. 5 people died and 73 were seriously injured in commercial waste truck accidents in NYC over the last two years (2017 and 2018). After years of complaints by street safety advocates, the NYC Department of Sanitation finally…

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New York Kennedy Airport worker killed in elevator accident

A 40 year old man was fatally crushed by a freight elevator at JKF Airport in NYC. Dillon Jobe was found critically injured in a shaft at the Lufthansa Cargo Building. His cell phone was lying next to him.  So far and according to the NY Daily News, the investigators…

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New Vision Zero action plan addresses dangerous NYC streets where most pedestrian fatalities occur

Half of NYC fatal pedestrian accidents occur on 7% or 424 miles of the city’s streets. These specific streets are going to be the main focus of the new Borough Pedestrian Safety Action Plans that were just released by the DOT yesterday. Mayor de Blasio announced that by the end…

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Talc suppliers seeks bankruptcy over product liability lawsuits alleging that its product caused ovarian cancer or mesothelioma

To defend  against the nearly 15,0000 product liability lawsuits over its talc products, Imerys Talc America, a main supplier of talc for Johnson & Johnson, recently  announced that it filed for bankruptcy.  Most of the lawsuits against the company alleged that the company continued to supply its products while knowing…

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Elevator and Escalator Accidents: who are the victims?

In 2017 24,890 people who suffered personal injury in an escalator or elevator accident were treated in American hospitals, compared to 25,951 in 2016 and 19,005 in 2007. The number of elevator accident injuries has been on the rise over the last 10 years in the US. Fatalities related to…

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