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A vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba, killed 17. [541] June 16 – United States – A car ran a red light and crashed into another car killing 5 after exiting Interstate 35 in Minneapolis. [542] June 17 - Pakistan - At least 14 people were killed and over 20 others injured after a bus overturned in Chakwal district.
It also excludes indirect car-related fatalities. For more details, see Transportation safety in the United States. From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year ...
One third of fatal accidents involve alcohol. [5] Deaths from speeding exceeded 12,000, half of which involved drivers not wearing a seatbelt, and a third of which involved male drivers aged 15 to 20. [6] Most deaths were occupants of cars, but 17% were pedestrians, 14% were motorcyclists and 2% were cyclists. [5]
One person died and at least 15 people were left injured after a car driving wrong way collided with bus in Chicago Sunday morning, according to officials.
The fiery crash unfolded at around 5 p.m., the Chicago Police Department said in a news release late Wednesday. A Dodge Charger that had been reported stolen earlier in the day was traveling ...
In the event of an accident in a remote area, injured victims may not receive emergency medical care in time to save their lives. [86] Many accidents when driving personal vehicles are caused by distracted driving. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), distraction plays a factor in 60% of moderate to serious teen car crashes ...
Topeka saw more than 1,000 accidents at intersections across the city in 2023. The intersection of S.E. 21st and Adams streets was the most dangerous, with 13 traffic accidents.
1976 Beckemeyer train accident; 2023 Chicago train crash; B. 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash; C. 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash; 1977 Chicago Loop ...