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accidents Feb. 25, 2019

Software Glitch Causes Lime Scooters to Lock Up Mid-RideNew Zealand officials suspended the company’s license after the scooters’ brakes activated without warning more than 150 times.

By Brian Feldman
Feb. 5, 2018

Amtrak Points Finger at Freight-Train Firm After Another Deadly CrashExperts say the long-overdue installation of positive train control technology could have prevented the crash, Amtrak’s third in seven weeks.

By Margaret Hartmann
Jan. 31, 2018

One Dead After Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Hits Trash TruckThe train’s passengers were largely unharmed.

By Adam K. Raymond
Nov. 22, 2017

3 Missing After U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Near JapanIt’s the latest accident for the beleaguered Seventh Fleet.

By Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 24, 2017

Navy Ends Its Search for Missing Sailors From the U.S.S. McCainIt’s an acknowledgement that the sailors are not expected to be found alive.

By Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 22, 2017

Divers Discover Remains of Missing U.S. Sailors As Navy Orders Safety CheckAll ships will have a one-day “operational pause” this week after the U.S.S. John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker.

By Margaret Hartmann and Jen Kirby
Aug. 22, 2017

42 Injured in Train Crash Outside of PhiladelphiaA high-speed train hit another train parked at the station in Upper Darby.

By Margaret Hartmann
Aug. 21, 2017

10 Sailors Missing After U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides With Oil TankerThe incident comes two months after seven sailors died in a similar collision.

By Margaret Hartmann
Feb. 21, 2017

Selfie-Taking Teens Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Central Park PondNo one suffered life-threatening injuries.

By Jen Kirby
Dec. 31, 2015

24-Year-Old Dies After Trying to Climb the Four Seasons HotelHe may have been trying to take pictures.

By Jaime Fuller
staggering numbers Dec. 3, 2015

There Have Been 38,000 Hit-and-Runs in NYC This YearThe shocking finding has prompted a bill in the City Council that would boost penalties.

By Elaine Godfrey
terrible things Nov. 9, 2015

Cabbie Hits and Kills 88-Year-Old Woman After Driving for 16 Hours StraightThere’s been an uptick in pedestrian fatalities in the last week.

By Margaret Hartmann
bad things Oct. 30, 2015

One Dead, One Injured After Midtown Roof Collapses Additional victims are still pinned under the rubble in the West 38th Street building.

By Nathan Pemberton
petsmart Oct. 28, 2015

Getting Shot by a Dog Is Actually Pretty CommonIt’s impossible to stay mad at them when they give you the sad eyes.

By Ben Ellman
accidents Oct. 26, 2015

Whale-Watching Boat Sinks Near British Columbia, Killing at Least 5The cause of the crash in unclear.

By Margaret Hartmann
news in 10 headlines Sept. 24, 2015

Fatal ‘Duck Tour’ Accident in SeattleAn amphibious “duck tour” boat collided with a charter bus in Seattle, killing at least four people.

By Eric Levitz
accidents Sept. 11, 2015

Crane Crashes Into Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Leaving at Least 65 DeadAt least 154 people were injured.

By Jaime Fuller
accidents Aug. 25, 2015

Construction Worker Dies After Falling Down Elevator Shaft in ManhattanThe accident occurred in Hell’s Kitchen.

By Jaime Fuller
accidents June 5, 2015

Texting Driver Decides His Future Lies Beyond the Yellow Paint RoadEnough yellow paint spilled across a Maryland highway to fill a swimming pool.

By Jaime Fuller
scary things May 31, 2015

Crane Crashes Into Midtown High-rise Several injuries have been reported.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 19, 2015

Derailed Amtrak Train Wasn’t Hit by a BulletBut the FBI hasn’t ruled out the possibility that something else hit the windshield.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents May 16, 2015

Something Might Have Hit Amtrak Train Just Before Deadly CrashSeveral people have said that unidentified objects struck other trains in the area on the night of the accident.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 14, 2015

Could Better Infrastructure Have Prevented the Amtrak Crash?As the investigation into Tuesday’s deadly train wreck continues, the debate over America’s outdated railways is intensifying.

By Chas Danner
accidents May 13, 2015

Amtrak Train Was Going at Least 100 MPH Before CrashThe speed limit was 50 mph.

By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
Apr. 24, 2015

Construction Worker Killed After Freak Crane Accident in MidtownIt happened before noon around 44th Street and Second Avenue.

By Jaime Fuller
accidents Feb. 4, 2015

Details of Deadly Metro-North Crash Emerge The accident was the deadliest in the commuter rail’s history.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents Feb. 4, 2015

TransAsia Jet Clips Bridge, Crashes Into River in TaiwanAt least nine people died in the crash.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Feb. 3, 2015

6 Dead After Metro-North Train Collides With SUVIt’s the deadliest crash in the railroad’s already-troubled history.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Oct. 30, 2014

Jose Canseco Shares Photos of Shooting Injury“Hope I can keep my finger,” he writes.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Oct. 28, 2014

Report: Jose Canseco Shot Off His Finger While Cleaning His GunPossibly his middle finger.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Sept. 21, 2014

Cop Killed in NYPD Van Crash in the BronxEight others were hurt.

By Caroline Bankoff
awful things July 29, 2014

Bronx Man May Have Been Killed While ‘Elevator Surfing’Though his girlfriend says he was just trying to get out of a stuck car.

By Caroline Bankoff
very sad things July 27, 2014

Drunk Man Accidentally Runs Over Friend Who Refused a Ride HomeAwful.

By Caroline Bankoff
scary and sad things July 15, 2014

Rush-Hour Subway Crash Kills at Least 19 People in Moscow Around 150 more were injured.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents June 23, 2014

Drunk, Potentially Amorous Boaters Inadvertently Cause Airport Security ScareThey may have been having a threesome when they crashed into a pier at La Guardia.

By Caroline Bankoff
neighborhood news June 20, 2014

At Least 6 People Hurt When Truck Crashes Into Bed-Stuy DeliThe building seems to have gotten the worst of it.

By Caroline Bankoff
crimes and misdemeanors June 17, 2014

Ex-Cop Charged in Hit-and-Run Death of 13-Year-Old GirlMichael Elardo turned himself in on Monday.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents June 13, 2014

Rockefeller Scion Dead in Westchester Plane Crash64-year-old Richard Rockefeller was piloting the aircraft.

By Caroline Bankoff
cable news news June 13, 2014

Mercedes-Benz Plows Into CNN Headquarters The driver has been arrested.

By Caroline Bankoff
neighborhood news June 2, 2014

Did Someone Set Up a Bicyclist Booby Trap in Prospect Park? For some reason, the NYPD doesn’t want to know.

By Caroline Bankoff
sad things May 29, 2014

Man Fatally Struck by Amtrak Train in Washington HeightsHe was reportedly walking his bike near the tracks.

By Caroline Bankoff
crimes and misdemeanors May 15, 2014

Ferry Captain, Crew Members Charged With MurderIf convicted, they could face the death penalty.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 13, 2014

SUNY Student Dies After Tubing Down Upstate Waterfall21-year-old Brooklyn native Elliott Mullings disappeared on Sunday.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 6, 2014

Monday’s Dead Whale May Have Caused Sunday’s Cruise-Ship DelayThis is what it’s like when news trends collide.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 4, 2014

Nine Acrobats Seriously Injured During Rhode Island Circus PerformanceThey fell from at least 25 feet.

By Caroline Bankoff
stand clear of the closing doors May 3, 2014

Queens Subway Derailment Happened in Area Known for Track Problems But the MTA still doesn’t seem to know what caused the accident.

By Caroline Bankoff
dumb things Apr. 29, 2014

NYPD Detective Who Shot His Partner Had Been Drinking a LotAs had the other guy.

By Caroline Bankoff
dumb things Apr. 24, 2014

Drunk NYPD Officer Accidentally Shot His Partner Whoops.

By Caroline Bankoff
r.i.p. Apr. 23, 2014

Camilla Parker Bowles’s Brother Dead After Fall in New YorkMark Shand was 63.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents Apr. 13, 2014

Pedestrian Seriously Injured by NYPD Cruiser on Upper West SideThe car struck the man near Broadway and 78th Street.

By Caroline Bankoff