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Woman Killed by Electric Car Window

Tragedy unfolds as hand brake mishap triggers fatal window closure

(Newser) - A woman in eastern France was killed in a freak accident while cleaning her car, according to French media outlets cited by People . Bernadette Delmotte, 60, was cleaning her Fiat 500 on June 13 in Saone-et-Loire when, investigators believe, the car began to roll backward. Delmotte apparently leaned through...

23 Injured in Horrific Theme Park Accident

Ride snapped mid-air at amusement park in Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - A nightmarish accident at a theme park in Saudi Arabia injured 23 people Thursday. Video shows the 360 Big Pendulum ride at Green Mountain Park, near Jeddah, breaking apart as riders were mid-air. The ride's central pole split, causing its carousel, with riders strapped in seats around the outside,...

Cops: He Was Power-Washing Oven, Then Got Trapped

Nicolas Lopez Gomez, 38, dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at Missouri Gilster-Mary Lee plant

(Newser) - A worker at a Missouri cereal plant died after getting trapped in one of the facility's industrial ovens. Per a Friday statement from the Perryville Police Department, cops were dispatched to the Gilster-Mary Lee plant in Perryville shortly after 3pm local time on Thursday, after a male employee got...

Woman Killed While Pumping Gas: Police

Police say woman was killed in freak accident at gas station in Kansas City, Missouri

(Newser) - A woman pumping gas in Missouri has died after being run over by her own truck. The Kansas City Police Department says an unidentified patron at a Fast Stop in Kansas City was filling up her Ford F-150 on Sunday afternoon when, "for unknown reasons," her vehicle started...

In the Dead of Night, an Escape of 250M Bees

Authorities try to round the critters back up after truck carrying them overturns in Washington state

(Newser) - You probably don't want to be the guy manning the truck filled with 250 million honeybees when it rolls over in the middle of the night. That's what happened to one driver in northwestern Washington state on Friday when a commercial truck hauling about 70,000 pounds of...

Palm Tree Falls on Pedestrian at Cannes

No official word on victim's condition after freak accident at French film fest

(Newser) - A palm tree fell on a man at the Cannes Film Festival who was walking along the Boulevard de Croisette on Saturday in the seaside French town, reports the AP . The incident happened midday at the fest. Cannes, which runs until May 24, is about halfway through its run. Authorities...

After Fatal Hockey Collision, No Criminal Charges

Adam Johnson died in the UK when a skate cut his neck

(Newser) - British prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against a hockey player following the death of a fellow player on the ice. Details:
  • The collision: In a 2023 game, Matt Petgrave of the Sheffield Steelers collided with Adam Johnson of the Nottingham Panthers, and Johnson died after his neck
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Woman Doesn't Survive Cooldown at Paris Gym

Reports describe possible nitrogen leak from repaired cryotherapy chamber

(Newser) - A woman is dead and another is in critical condition after cold therapy went horribly wrong at a Paris gym. A 29-year-old gym employee and a 34-year-old client were discovered in cardiac arrest on Monday evening at Paris' On Air gym following a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, or...

Man Critically Injured by Flying Gas Pump Hose

Police say he suffered 'life-threatening injuries' after man drove away with nozzle attached

(Newser) - A 63-year-old man was critically injured after he was hit by a flying gas pump hose, police in Toronto say. Police say a man tried to drive his Mercedes-Benz E500 away from a Shell station in the city's west end Monday evening with the gas nozzle still attached, the...

It Was the 'Best Day of Her Life.' Then the Boulder Fell

Gianna Buzzetta, 26, of California dies after being hit by falling rock in Hawaii

(Newser) - Gianna Buzzetta of California described March 23 as the best day of her life. It was also the day the 26-year-old rising star in the culinary world was tragically killed. Buzzetta had fulfilled her lifelong dream of seeing a waterfall up close while vacationing with her boyfriend in Hawaii, but...

After Near-Fatal Salad Injury, Dodgers Pitcher Is Back

Dustin May leads team to a 3-1 victory over the Braves

(Newser) - Dustin May took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers a changed man. Making his first major league start since May 17, 2023, he allowed just one hit and an unearned run over five innings in the Dodgers' 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. He struck out...

She Survived Crash, Only to Die in Freak Accident

Georgia woman fell into old well after walking away from vehicle

(Newser) - A Georgia woman survived a car crash on her way to work only to die in a freak accident, authorities in Monroe County say. The county sheriff's office says Shirley Obert, a 67-year-old Chick-fil-A employee, came off the road around 6:10am Saturday and hit a tree, the Macon ...

Cops: Dog Shot Man in Bed With Girlfriend

Not an Onion headline, but a true story out of Tennessee; the man wasn't critically injured

(Newser) - Are pit bulls trigger happy? One Tennessee man may be inclined to say so, after his dog shot him as he lounged in bed (the man, not the dog). WREG reports that the Memphis Police Department responded to an accidental-injury call before dawn on Monday, where Jerald Kirkwood informed them...

Cops: Man Dies After Checking on Booby-Trapped Home

Deputies in South Carolina say Jordan Dove, 34, was blasted by a shotgun attached to back door

(Newser) - Police in South Carolina say a man was killed while checking on a relative's booby-trapped home this week. Per a release from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cited by the State , deputies responding to a residence in St. Matthews after a shooting report found 34-year-old Jordan Dove suffering...

Hunter Killed by Falling Bear
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Dec 18, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Hunter Killed by Falling Bear

Group of hunters treed the bear, then shot it as they stood nearby

(Newser) - A hunter is dead after a freak hunting accident in Virginia last week. Around 9:50am on December 9, authorities say a group of hunters chased a bear into a tree in Lunenburg County, and one hunter shot the bear as the group was retreating from under the tree, USA ...

Man Killed After Hot Asphalt Spills Out of Dump Truck

Darrell Sheriff, 41, had been working under the truck in Jackson, Mississippi, when it malfunctioned

(Newser) - A private contractor in Mississippi was killed in a freak accident when he was fatally buried under hot asphalt. Per the AP , the man was trying to fix a dump truck on Monday morning in Jackson and had scooted underneath the vehicle to work on a hydraulic line, according to...

Surfer Impaled by Swordfish in 'Freak Accident'

Giulia Manfrini, 36, of Italy tragically died off Indonesia's Masokut Island

(Newser) - Giulia Manfrini was among the many surfers from around the world drawn to the epic waves off Indonesia's islands. Unfortunately for the 36-year-old Italian, there weren't only humans exploring the waves off Masokut Island last week. "Unexpectedly, a swordfish jumped towards Manfrini and struck her squarely in...

Halloween Hayrides 1K Miles Apart End in Tragedy

12-year-old boy killed in Tennessee on Friday; 13-year-old boy died in Minnesota on Saturday

(Newser) - Two boys have died after haunted hayrides in two different states went "awry" on back-to-back days, per CBS News . Investigations are ongoing in both cases.
  • Tennessee: The first accident happened Friday evening at a hayride during a "Haunted Hilltop" Halloween event near Chattanooga. Per the Hamilton County Sheriff'
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A Big Flub for Navy Parachutist at Fleet Week Event

Mom, teen daughter suffer minor injuries after US Navy parachutist lands on them in San Francisco

(Newser) - A fun afternoon watching the US Navy's parachute team turned into a frightening "military mishap" over the weekend, per KTVU , when one of the parachutists barreled into a mom and her daughter while coming in for a landing. SFGate reports that the incident occurred just after 12:30pm...

Driver Arrested After 23 Killed in School Bus Fire

The bus filled with students was headed on a school trip in suburban Bangkok

(Newser) - Thai police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived in the capital Wednesday to help identify their loved ones, the AP reports. The head of the police forensic department said 23 bodies were...

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