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Seven People Hurt From Amtrak Train Derailment In Vermont

A southbound Amtrak train left seven people injured in a derailment in central Vermont on Monday morning. There have been no reported deaths, officials said. The accident occurred in the town of Northfield, just 10 miles south of the state’s capital, Montpelier.   “The car was shaking from side to side and I could tell

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12 People Injured When Bus Crashes Into Queens Home

A dozen people were injured when a New York City transit bus crashed into a home in Jamaica, Queens, officials said.   The bus was driving down Guy R. Brewer Boulevard at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, when it collided with a car traveling in the opposite direction around Meadow Road, an MTA spokeswoman said. The

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Man Dies From Malfunctioning Elevator In Williamsburg

A Brooklyn man died from a malfunctioning elevator in Brooklyn on Friday morning, police said. Eran Modan, 37, originally from Tel Aviv, was in the elevator at 156 Hope Street, at about 4:18 a.m. when it got stuck between the lobby and first floor, several sources said.   Modan stuck his head out of the

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Newlywed Man Killed In Car Crash On L.I.

A newlywed man died in a car crash with a Suffolk County Transit Bus in Greenport, Long Island on Wednesday morning, officials said. Jeremiah Grunblatt, 42, of Brooklyn was driving with his wife, Keturah Grunblatt, 39, along Main Road, Route 25, near Safe Boulevard when the car veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with

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Four Kids Among Five Injured From Cab Crash In Bronx

Four children were among five people hurt when an Uber cab jumped a curb and crashed into a group of pedestrians in the Bronx near a school bus stop Wednesday morning, according to several reports. The accident occurred at Valentine Avenue and East 194th Street at around 8:30 a.m. Two of the victims were critically

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Two Motorcyclists Killed After Separate Car Crashes In L.I.

Two motorcyclists were killed in two separate accidents involving car collisions on Long Island on Sunday evening, according to reports.   Victor Cinelli, 55, of Bohemia died on Sunday evening when his motorcycle collided with a car in Ronkonkoma. The accident happened at 7:40 p.m. at Portion Road and Holbrook Road, officials said.   Cinelli

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11 Injured In Car Crash With Special Needs Bus In Queens

Eleven people sustained injuries during a car collision with a bus transporting special needs people in Glendale, Queens on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The car and bus collided at Woodhaven Boulevard and 82nd Road at around 4:15 p.m.   Nine adults with special needs were on the bus and they were all taken to local

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Two Cops, Four Passengers Injured In West Village Crash

A police cruiser collided with another vehicle just after 6:30 p.m. in the West Village on Saturday, which left two cops and four civilians injured, officials said. The collision occurred near Christopher Street and Greenwich Street.   All of the victims, who have not yet been identified, were taken to Bellevue Hospital with non-life threatening

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Man Dies After Walking Into Bus Path In The Bronx

An intoxicated Bronx man was killed in a bus accident after he jumped out of a cab to throw up and accidentally walked into the path of a city bus, police said. The man, Luis Inoa, 23, was celebrating a promotion at Nickelodeon before he took the cab home, sources told reporters.   Inoa was

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