17 killed in Pakistan bus accidentSeptember 18th, 2009 FATEH JHANG - Seventeen people were killed and 55 others wounded Friday in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in eastern Pakistan, a media report said. The accident occurred on the Pindi-Kohat road in the Fateh Jhang tehsil of the Punjab province, the Online news agency reported.
Police: driver dead, 2 critically injured in crash of prisoner van carrying 14 people in Miss.September 6th, 2009 Police: 1 dead, 2 critical in prisoner van crashHATTIESBURG, Miss. — Police say a driver of a prisoner van has been killed and two people critically injured after the van carrying 14 people drove off an interstate embankment near Hattiesburg.
Dolly Parton sings 'My Mountain, My Home' at ceremony celebrating 75th anniversary of SmokiesSeptember 2nd, 2009 Dolly Parton sings as Smokies celebrate 75th yearGATLINBURG, Tenn. — Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang "My Mountain, My Home" as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th anniversary in a ceremony Wednesday.
Elderly backpacker, missing for days, rescued safely from Great Smoky Mountains Natoonal ParkAugust 31st, 2009 Elderly backpacker unhurt after mountain rescueGATLINBURG, Tenn. — A 70-year-old backpacker who had been missing for several days in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been airlifted to safety and is reported in good shape.
Backpacker, 70, missing for days, rescued from Tenn.'s Great Smoky Mountains National ParkAugust 31st, 2009 Backpacker, 70, unhurt after Tenn. mountain rescueGATLINBURG, Tenn.
2 injured trying to ride out wildfire in a backyard hot tub north of Los AngelesAugust 30th, 2009 2 injured riding out fire in backyard hot tubLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Sheriff's official says two people tried to ride out the firestorm in Big Tujunga Canyon in a backyard hot tub and were critically burned. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Sunday that the pair "completely underestimated the fire" and the hot tub provided "no protection whatsoever."
The two individuals made their way to firefighters Saturday and were airlifted out by a sheriff's rescue helicopter.
Small plane collides with 3 cars on SoCal freeway after making emergency landing near airportAugust 24th, 2009 Plane, 3 cars collide after SoCal freeway landingSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A small airplane made an emergency landing into oncoming traffic on a coastal freeway Sunday and collided with three vehicles, but no one was injured, authorities said.
Several injured in police-agitators clash in Madhya PradeshAugust 21st, 2009 BHOPAL - Several people were injured, some of them critically, when police resorted to baton charge on the agitators who had called a shutdown in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district to protest the shifting of a four-lane road to another district in the state. The agitators were opposing the shifting of the four lane road passing through the city to Chhindwara - a constituency represented by Union Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath.
14 dead, at least 33 injured after trucks loaded with passengers collide in central CubaAugust 11th, 2009 Central Cuba crash kills 14, injures at least 33HAVANA —Fourteen people are dead and at least 33 hospitalized after two trucks loaded with passengers collided in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila. The government news agency AIN says the crash occurred Monday on the Central Highway outside Baragua, 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Havana.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park wants oral history from people who lived thereJuly 14th, 2009 Park Service seeks Smokies memoriesGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The National Park Service hopes people who have firsthand accounts of living in the Smokies or attending the national park dedication will share those memories.
15 taken to hospital after charter bus collides with semi, overturns, catches fire in KansasJuly 14th, 2009 15 hurt when charter bus, semi collide in KansasMANHATTAN, Kan. — Fifteen people were injured when a charter bus carrying students in a job training program collided with a tractor-trailer in northeast Kansas, overturned and briefly caught fire.
Transit bus, car collide in Southern California; 10 injured include bus passengers, bystandersJune 23rd, 2009 Transit bus, car collide in Calif.; 10 injuredPASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street.
Groundbreaking at Oconaluftee for new Smokies visitor centerJune 15th, 2009 Smokies breaking ground for new visitor centerGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is rounding out a weekend of celebrating the park's 75th anniversary with a lasting reminder.
Chain-reaction wreck in So. California fog injures motorists on mountain passJune 11th, 2009 About 30 vehicles pile up on foggy Calif. passSAN BERNARDINO, Calif.
Numerous vehicles collide in foggy mountain pass east of Los AngelesJune 10th, 2009 Vehicles pile up in foggy Calif mountain passSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Dozens of vehicles have piled up on a fog-shrouded stretch of Interstate 15 near the summit of Southern California's Cajon (kuh-HOHN) Pass.
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