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It consisted of a series of multi-vehicle collisions that ultimately involved 99 vehicles, and resulted in 12 deaths and 42 injuries. It was reportedly the largest motor vehicle collision in United States history when it occurred, in terms of the number of vehicles, and was the largest and second deadliest vehicle accident in Tennessee history ...
In addition to the truck, seven cars were completely destroyed by the explosion. [11] Ten other cars, seven houses, and one industrial building were damaged by the explosion and subsequent fires. [ 16 ] [ 11 ] Ten people were injured, and two people who were inside homes impacted by the crash died the following day from their injuries. [ 18 ]
The blast was felt for hundreds of feet and seen for miles, and disabled most of the fire-fighting equipment at the site. One piece of the tank car was launched over 330 feet (100 m), landing in front of a house. The explosion started numerous fires in nearby buildings and torched a number of road vehicles and other rail cars.
Earlier this year, a group of more than 100 vehicles participating in illegal street racing took over a South Memphis intersection. One resident told a local news outlet it’s like “the wild ...
8 migrant workers accused of looting in flood-ravaged Tennessee following Hurricane Helene: sheriff’s office. ... At least 128 people were killed with that number likely to rise. With Post wires.
(The Center Square) – Another Houston girl has been killed allegedly by a Venezuelan illegally in the country. On Dec. 1, a 7-year-old second-grader, Ivory Smith, was killed in a car accident in ...
The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public. The initial ...
The Type SRs 8000 or less commonly known as the SRs 8000-class, [6] is a family of bucket-wheel excavators known for being one of the largest terrestrial vehicles ever made by man, with Bagger 293 its - "lead vessel" - being the largest ground vehicle in history. [7]