A 29-year-old man killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 95 in Attleboro had recently undergone a double lung transplant and was engaged picked by wags273 2 years ago

You know you're having a bad day when you manage to survive a car crash, only to be killed by a train as you walk away from the wreckage. picked by tigertony 6 months ago

Heart breaking story of the day:

Two children of a Fort Bliss soldier flown back from Iraq with combat injuries are dead and a third is on life support following a car accident on the way to visit their father in the hospital. picked by proverb 2 years ago

A chartered bus taking skiers home to Arizona ran off a curvy road and rolled down an embankment in a crash that split open the vehicle's roof and threw some passengers 100 yards. Eight were killed and 20 others injured. picked by muppet 2 years ago

One of the victims of Monday's fatal Metro crash has been getting hate-filled phone calls from people questioning whether she and her family are legal immigrants. picked by suebe 5 months ago

A Douglasville man died from injuries after his hang glider took a sudden downward turn above Lookout Mountain and struck a tree.

*Wasn't the name of the mountain a clue? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Your daily nutjob.

She knew no one at the funeral, just "felt it was the right thing to do at the time" picked by Moe 9 months ago

King Luther, Rutland, VT's only police dog, died during the pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
R.I.P. King Luther.

More pictures and video here. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Red-faced Brazilian officials say debris they thought was from an Air France crash in the Atlantic was in fact sea "trash," adding to the uncertainties surrounding the jet tragedy.

"Up to now, no material from the plane has been recovered," Brigadier Ramon Cardoso, director of Brazilian air traffic control, told reporters.
Update to this picked by bingo 6 months ago

"Three missiles were fired by drones as people were dispersing after offering funeral prayers for Niazi Wali," the official said, referring to a militant commander killed in an earlier drone attack.

Didn't really make major headlines.. so I thought I would post it. picked by shuallyo 5 months ago

A New Zealand funeral home director allegedly threatened to dig up a teenager's body because his family hadn't paid for his funeral. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Brazilian authorities reportedly delayed an Air France flight from Buenos Aires to Paris after the airline received a bomb threat over the phone, just days before the mysterious crash of Flight 447 over the Atlantic Ocean. picked by cb__ 6 months ago

It's an image that calls to mind a snake in the process of swallowing its prey. This is the shocking aftermath of a crash that killed 21 people when a speeding passenger train rammed another train's rear carriage from behind. picked by orfnerwerdna 1 month ago

A South Carolina coroner investigating the weekend jet crash that took the lives of four and left Travis Barker and DJ AM in critical condition cites smoke inhalation and burns as the causes of death for the pilot and co-pilot, and impact-related injuries for the two other passengers. picked by abeer58 1 year ago

In Ireland, they bury people quickly _ and now they're harnessing the speed of the Internet to help families grieve across the globe. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Funeral Director Peter Dohanich offered a free funeral in exchange for building work on his apartment. The media attention this generated led to a squabble with his landlord and ultimately to him retracting the offer.

Update to Suebe's post picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

A man who is expected to be charged with drunken driving after a crash early Thursday morning in Anderson County that injured him and killed his mother had three previous DUI charges. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday. picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

A witness to a crash where a toddler was struck and killed by a pickup truck told investigators that the girl's aunt was talking on a phone and not paying attention when the child was hit.

*the F-state picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

It was not known whether the baby was alive or dead when delivered to the door, Richards said. An autopsy was planned. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago