Tractor-trailer with oversized load hit by Amtrak Train
A tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load got stuck at a railroad crossing and was hit by an Amtrak passenger train this week in Halifax, N.C.…
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Aviation Safety Event Set for November in Charlotte
Image Courtesy Thomas23 The best way to deal with transportation disasters is to prevent them. With that goal in mind, the NC Department of Transportation is co-sponsoring a safety event for...
Cell Phone, Laptop Distractions Led to Fatal 2010 Barge Vs Duck Collision Says NTSB
There's been a lot of press attention lately on the dangers of distracted driving. I and many of my Injury Board colleagues have also posted articles on the topic. Yesterday, the NTSB released...
North Asheboro Middle School Bus Wreck
Around 10:30 a.m. on December 20, 2010 three school buses from North Asheboro Middle School in Randolph County, NC were involved in a wreck in Cary, NC that sent 38 students to hospitals in the...
Pass STOP, Pay $200
If you’ve noticed heavier-than-usual law enforcement presence near your child’s school or during your daily commute through a school zone this week, your eyes are not deceiving...
Randolph County School Bus Crash
Six or seven Seagrove Elementary School students were taken to area hospitals when a car hit a rear wheel of their school bus on Southrock Road on October 1, 2010. One student was air lifted to UNC...
Tour Bus, Tractor Trailer among Vehicles in Multiple-Car Collision
Ten people were injured on Interstate 85 just before 5 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2010 near Charlotte in Gaston County, North Carolina. A pile-up that included a tractor trailer and a tour bus sent...
Another Train Wreck in Central North Carolina
Several news media outlets report that a train collided with a tractor-trailer this morning, June 7, 2010 in Cleveland, North Carolina. The train was not derailed; however, the driver of the...
UPDATE: Amtrak Accident in Mebane, North Carolina
On May 13, 2010 I blogged about a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a tractor-trailer that injured several commuters. Staff writers at news-record.com are now reporting that 12...
Morning Train Wreck in Mebane, North Carolina Seriously Injures Two Passengers
Two passengers on Amtrak No. 73 headed from Raleigh to Charlotte, North Carolina were seriously injured when a semi-trailer carting a backhoe collided with the train this morning, May 13, 2010. The...