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Elderly Woman Killed By Livery Cab In Midtown

Carol Dauplaise, 77, was killed after being struck by a livery cab while she was crossing Madison Avenue at East 36th Street at around 8:35 a.m., police said. She was carrying a suitcase when she was struck by the black Toyota Avalon.   Around 10 good Samaritans tried to rescue Dauplaise who was pinned underneath

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Medford Woman Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Accident

Kathy Horan, 61, was arraigned with two felony charges for leaving the scene of an accident, which resulted in the death of a man and injured three others in Medford on Friday night, according to reports. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality, and leaving the scene involving a

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School Bus Fatally Strikes Woman In Brooklyn

A 50-year-old woman was struck and killed by a yellow school bus, police said. The accident occurred on Atlantic Avenue near Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights at 6:30 p.m. on a Friday.   The school bus was driving eastbound on Atlantic when another car cut it off. The bus driver swerved to avoid the car,

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Two People Killed After Single-Car Crash Off Laurelton Parkway

A driver and his passenger were killed when the car they were riding in struck a guardrail, went airborne and burst into flames off Laurelton Parkway in Queens, officials said.   The passenger, who was only identified as a female co-worker of the driver, was riding in the passenger seat of the 2007 Infiniti G35

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Over 30 Injured After Casino Bus Overturns In Connecticut

More than 30 people were injured after a charter bus coming from Queens and heading to the Mohegan Sun casino overturned on a snow-covered Connecticut highway on Monday afternoon. The Interstate 95 was closed for hours by police, according to reports.   Fifty-five people, including the driver, were aboard the bus when it flipped over

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David Wichs Identified As Victim Killed In Tribeca Crane Collapse

David Wichs, 38, was instantly killed after a giant crane collapsed onto Worth Street on Friday morning. Wichs, a Harvard grad and computer trader from Prague, was crushed to death by 330 tons of steel, according to reports. He was only a five minute stroll from his Tribeca office.   One man was seriously injured

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Two Men Killed In L.I. Single-Car Crash Identified

Two men were killed and a third man suffered serious injuries in a one-car crash on Tuesday morning in Fort Salonga, Long Island, officials said.   Leland Acampora, 26, of Hauppague was driving a Hyundai Sonata on Route 25A near Fort Salonga Road and Makamah Road at around 4:30 a.m. when he lost control of

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LIVE FOOTAGE: 15-Story Crane Collapses Into Manhattan Street

A crane accident can leave people with serious injuries. Those injuries may require hospitalization and surgery. Workers may not be able to return to work for a significant amount of time. Sadly, injuries sustained in a crane accident may even prove to be fatal. Construction workers in New York City who suffer injuries on the

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12-Year-Old Fatally Struck By Driver In L.I.

A 12-year-old girl was hit and killed by a car in front of her school on Monday morning in Long Island, school officials said. The accident happened in front of her twin sister as the pair were crossing the street.   Gabrielle Johnson was fatally struck by a car after she and her twin sister

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