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From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 14.97% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35.46%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years, since 1949. [ 5 ] For 2016, the NHTSA reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. [ 6 ]
Boaks was injured in a minor road traffic crash while getting off a bus. His death in hospital two years later was the result of complications from the head injuries sustained. Tony Boeckel: 1892 1924 31 years American baseball player car San Diego, California Cris Bolado: 1969 2017 47 years Filipino basketball player motorcycle Phnom Penh ...
March 4 – Guinea – A lorry travelling from Moribadou to Beyla plunged into a ravine, killing 50 and injuring 27. [112] March 13 – Switzerland – Sierre coach crash. A coach carrying 52 teachers and students crashed into a wall in the Sierre Tunnel, killing 28. [113] April 20 – Mexico – Álamo bus accident.
0. American Eagle Flight 4184, officially operating as Simmons Airlines Flight 4184, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Chicago, Illinois, United States. On October 31, 1994, the ATR 72 performing this route flew into severe icing conditions, lost control and crashed into a field, killing all 68 people on ...
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.2% in the first three months of 2024 -- the lowest number since the same period in 2020 -- but crash fatalities still remain sharply above pre-COVID levels. The National ...
93. On December 20, 1972, North Central Airlines Flight 575 and Delta Air Lines Flight 954 collided on a runway at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. [4][5] Ten people died – all on the North Central aircraft – and 17 were injured in the accident. [1]: 1 [6] This was the second major airliner accident ...
332. A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. Illinois Central Gulf Train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners, overshot the 27th Street station on what is now the Metra Electric Line, and the engineer asked and ...
Injured. 180+. The 1977 Chicago Loop derailment occurred on February 4, 1977, when a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ended another on the northeast corner of the Loop at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street during the evening rush hour. The collision forced the first four cars of the rear train off the elevated tracks, killing 11 people ...