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Gunfire, wreck kill 3 on Vegas strip

Las Vegas

Three people were killed and at least three others injured in a gunfight and subsequent car crash along the Las Vegas strip in Nevada early Thursday, police said.

 

Sen. Reid leaves hospital after Vegas car crash

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was discharged from the hospital less than three hours after an apparent rear-end crash Friday afternoon on a Las Vegas freeway, a hospital spokeswoman said.

 

Commerce Dept. says Sec. Bryson suffered seizure

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson suffered a seizure in connection with two Los Angeles-area traffic crashes that led to a felony hit-and-run citation over the weekend, officials said Monday....

 

Cargo jet hits bus in Ghana, at least 10 dead

A cargo jet slammed into a minibus at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people, according to a Reuters witness and an aviation official.

 

Drug use involved in 25% of fatal crashes, study finds

The authors say their study is one of the first to show the prevalence of drug use among fatally injured drivers.

 

Bus safety in foreign countries often overlooked

Bus safety in foreign countries often overlooked

Motor vehicle crashes are the top killer of healthy Americans abroad, according to the U.S. State Department, surpassing terrorism, crime, infectious disease and plane travel.

 

21 kids, school bus-driving mayor hurt in wreck

21 kids, school bus-driving mayor hurt in wreck

Louisiana State Police say a tractor-trailer smashed into the back of a school bus driven by a local mayor after he stopped to pick up children, injuring 21 kids.

 

Austrian man with robotic arm dies after crash

Austrian man with robotic arm dies after crash

A doctor says an Austrian man who was able to drive because of an innovative high-tech artificial arm has died after a car crash.

 

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