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Patient dies as ambulance crashes in west Belfast on way to hospital

A man in his 50s who was a patient in an ambulance that crashed in west Belfast has died. The ambulance service said the man, who was seriously ill, was being transported to the Royal Victoria...

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Truck hangs from Bolte Bridge (Victoria Police)

(Source: Victoria Police) Police are investigating the circumstances after a truck and car collided on the Bolte Bridge this morning shortly after 6.30am. It appears the...

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Major delays as all inbound lanes closed on Tullamarine Freeway

A WITNESS has told of the horrific moment a truck driver was thrown 20m out of his cabin after a crash on CityLink that has forced the closure of all inbound lanes on the Tullamarine Freeway. All...

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Chaos set to drag on after horror smash

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Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck

17 May 2013, 5:38 Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck Tweet A truck driver may have swerved to avoid a Melbourne motorway collision before his lorry twisted and flipped, throwing him into a...

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Truck in smash dangling from freeway

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Driver plummets 20m from Melbourne bridge

AAP A truck driver has survived falling nearly 20 metres from his truck as it flipped and nearly tumbled off a major Melbourne freeway in a dramatic peak hour crash. The man's truck has been...

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Peak-hour chaos as crashed truck dangles over road

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Driver falls 20m as truck dangles off flyover

A man has fallen about 20 metres from his truck onto a road beneath Melbourne's CityLink in a dramatic accident that has caused peak-hour traffic chaos. The man's truck is dangling precariously near...

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Truck driver plummets 20m from bridge

A man has fallen about 20 metres from his truck on to a road beneath Melbourne's Bolte Bridge in a dramatic accident that...

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Pilbara truck driver survives 30m plunge

A truck driver is being flown to Perth for emergency medical treatment after his vehicle smashed through a safety railing...

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Bolte Bridge collision (Victoria Police)

(Source: Victoria Police) Police are investigating the circumstances after a truck and car collided on the Bolte Bridge this morning just after 6.30am. It appears a car travelling inbound in lane...

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Truck left dangling in bridge crash

A truck was left dangling over the side of a motorway bridge in Melbourne, Australia, after it flipped over and threw the driver about 65ft onto another road below, local media have reported....

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Truck crash on CityLink confirms the need for East West Link, say experts

A TRUCK crash which not only brought Melbourne traffic to a standstill may have cost the economy up to $10 million. Transport experts have called for an urgent redesign of the "poor stretch" on...

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Truck driver fighting for life after horror crash on CityLink

A TRUCK driver fighting for his life after a freak accident brought the CBD to a standstill had fled the war in Iraq to make a better life for himself. The horror morning crash, near the Bolte Bridge...

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Crash prompts call for toll road redesign

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Bolte Bridge truckie remains critical

Click for more photos GALLERY: Truck dangles over the Bolte Bridge A truck that dangled off the Bolte Bridge this morning blocked Tullamarine Fwy traffic for most of the day. (Photo: Pat Scala / The...

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Lane change led to Vic bridge plunge

AAP A truck veered across four lanes of a busy Melbourne highway and was left dangling from a bridge, closing the road for hours, after a collision apparently caused by a botched lane change. The...

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Truck driver's family keeps vigil as he remains in critical condition after...

THE truck driver injured in Friday's dramatic CityLink crash near the Bolte Bridge remains in a critical condition as police continue to investigate the cause. The driver of a car involved in the...

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Hamilton Police urge caution after road safety hit for six

Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:26 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Hamilton Police urge caution after road safety hit for six As dawn breaks on a wet Waikato morning, Hamilton Police reviewing a series...

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Six crashes on Waikato roads: All avoidable say police

Hamilton police are urging drivers to keep their wits about them and drive to the conditions as heavy rain continues to fall in the Waikato. Speaking about a series of crashes yesterday, Sergeant Phil...

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Driver killed as milk tanker crashes into cafe, causing traffic chaos

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Three survive US-Canada bridge collapse

The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three...

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'Like A Hollywood Movie': Driver Tells Of Plunge As Bridge Collapses

MSNBC.COM - A driver said he thought he was about to die when an Interstate 5 bridge span collapsed in Washington state, plunging his pickup and another car into the Skagit River below. Dan Sligh, his...

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Truck crash may have caused bridge collapse

A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers tumbling off a four-lane interstate and into a frigid river in Washington state may have been caused when a semi-trailer truck crashed into the structure,...

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Truck crash may have caused Washington state bridge collapse

OLYMPIA, Wash. - A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers tumbling off a four-lane interstate and into a frigid river in Washington state may have been caused when a semi-trailer truck crashed into...

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Federal Investigators Will Interview Truck Driver Who Crossed Bridge Just...

Share 0 The trucker whose oversized load bumped the steel framework of a Washington State bridge just before it collapsed will be interviewed today by investigators from the National Transportation...

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Skagit River Bridge Collapses After Truck Strikes Beam, Survivors Pulled From...

Posted: May 24, 2013 The Skagit River Bridge in northwest Washington state collapsed shortly before 7 PM PDT, a busy time that sent multiple vehicles and their drivers spilling into the water below....

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Huge delays expected following bridge collapse on busy highway

The significance of the collapse of the Skagit River bridge on the busy Interstate 5 corridor was just beginning to sink in for both Americans and Canadians on Friday as they headed into the Memorial...

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Truck strike may have caused Washington state bridge collapse, officials says

OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on Thursday of part of a four-lane freeway bridge that sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river in...

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Truck Strike May Have Caused Washington State Bridge Collapse: Officials

A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on Thursday of part of a four-lane freeway bridge that sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river in Washington state, officials said. A...

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Oversized truck caused US bridge collapse

The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three...

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Truck company says it had permits to cross bridge

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a...

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>Huge backup as truck crash closes I-5 southbound

A semi truck with a double trailer crashed and burned Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle, closing down all southbound lanes and snarling the morning commute. The FedEx truck...

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Bolte Bridge crash evidence of need for east-west link, says Napthine

Premier Denis Napthine said the Bolte Bridge crash highlighted the need for an east-west link and the project's long-awaited business case was 99.9 per...

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Motorcycle accident on Mercury Boulevard snarls traffic at James River Bridge

NEWPORT NEWS— A motorcycle accident at the foot of the James River Bridge snarled traffic across the northbound direction of the span Friday morning and down Route 17. The accident occurred before 7...

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Two-and-a-half hour battle to save truck driver

In the Kerikeri crash, one driver died despite a two-and-a-half hour battle by rescuers to free him from his crushed cab. The crash happened when a truck carrying a container pulled out of a packhouse...

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NTSB says Wash. bridge collapse is wake-up call

SEATTLE — The collapse of an Interstate highway bridge in northern Washington state is a wake-up call for the entire nation, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says. Investigators...

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Truck in Washington bridge collapse hauled housing for drilling equipment

Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker Associated Press Comments Mount Vernon, Wash. — A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment struck an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between...

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NTSB: Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call

SEATTLE — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we...

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COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE TERMED WAKE-UP CALL

SEATTLE — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. “This is a really significant event and we...

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Lane blocked after truck and trailer roll in Waikato

A truck and trailer rolled in Waikato overnight but the driver was not...

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Truck in smash 'dangling from bridge'

A B-double truck is "hanging off the Bolte Bridge" after being involved...

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West Gate stretched to the limit

Booming population growth in Melbourne's west is predicted to generate hundreds of thousands of vehicle trips a day, spilling more cars into existing suburbs and adding pressure to the struggling West...

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