January 11, 2008
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December 14, 2007
A school bus driver is still in critical condition after being injured, along with six elementary school students, in a Monday morning Greensboro auto accident, according to the Greensboro News-Record.
The 22-year-old North Carolina car accident victim was driving the bus when it ran off the road, hit a mailbox, then crossed the center line. Afterward, the bus careened into a ditch and flipped once before landing upright.
As the driver is still in critical condition, police have not been able to determine what caused the Greensboro auto accident, although it has been determined that no one was wearing a seat belt and the driver was ejected from the bus.
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December 4, 2007
The News & Observer reported that a home fire took the life of a two-year-old boy on Monday, who passed away from fire and burn injuries. His mother also suffered injuries while attempting to rescue him.
Six adults and three other children were present in the single-story, wood-frame home and escaped without fire and burn injuries. Authorities were still trying to determine the cause of the fire damage on Tuesday.
A 2-year-old boy perished in a fire that destroyed his home in Dunn on Monday, and investigators are trying to determine what caused the blaze.
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November 20, 2007
The News & Observer reported that a congressman is pushing for further legislation to revamp the agency in charge of regulating and enforcing toy safety after the recent slew of defective product recalls.
A consumer group releases an annual report before the holiday season outlining potentially hazardous toys that could cause North Carolina defective product injuries in children.
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November 16, 2007
A 64-year-old North Carolina woman was hit by a white van Thursday when she stepped from a curb into the street, according to The Fayetteville Observer. The pedestrian accident victim’s injuries were not life-threatening and she was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center to be treated.
The North Carolina pedestrian accident victim was not in a crosswalk when the accident happened and no one was cited in the incident.
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November 13, 2007
The Fayetteville Observer reported that two people died and one was injured in a North Carolina auto accident Saturday. The accident happened about 3:15 p.m. Saturday when a driver in a pickup truck ran off the road, over-corrected, and crossed the center line. A passenger vehicle slammed into the side of the pickup, which flipped the truck on top of the car and then landed on one end.
The driver of the pickup and a passenger in the car were pronounced dead at the scene from their North Carolina car accident injuries. The driver of the car was pinned inside until rescue workers cut him out. He was taken to the hospital with a broken arm and leg.
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November 9, 2007
The Fayetteville Observer reported that a man sustained third-degree burns in a fire caused by a North Carolina car accident Thursday night. The 42-year-old Fayetteville man was taken to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill in critical condition.
Witnesses told police the North Carolina auto accident victim revved his engine before flames erupted from the bottom of the car. A police sergeant said the victim appeared to have veered off the road and slammed into a power box around 8 p.m.
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November 6, 2007
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that the N.C. Highway Patrol will be cracking down on weight enforcement from Tuesday to Thursday in specific counties in an attempt to reduce the number of North Carolina truck accidents involving tractor-trailers and other large vehicles.
Troopers will target commercial vehicles that exceed weight regulations and have unsecure load violations while traveling on the highway. These safety inspections will take place in rest areas and other locations frequented by commercial vehicles.
A news release from the highway patrol states that big trucks often avoid weigh stations, damaging the highway infrastructure and causing North Carolina truck accidents.
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November 2, 2007
A man died in a fiery North Carolina auto accident Thursday afternoon, according to The Daily Reflector. The car accident victim’s vehicle ran off the road, overturned, and caught fire on the side of a road in Greenville.
Police say witnesses described the vehicle speeding before the Greenville auto accident, despite the speed limit being set at 70 mph. The auto accident victim was pronounced dead at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
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October 30, 2007
MSNBC.com reported that seven students died of North Carolina fire and burn injuries Monday after a blaze erupted in the beach house where they were staying for the weekend. Six of the seven fire and burn victims who passed away were University of South Carolina students; the other attended Clemson University.
The fire ignited before 7 a.m., destroying the first and second floors of the beach house, which was built on stilts, forcing firefighters to use a ladder to get to the first floor.
Several college students were staying in homes on the beach that weekend to enjoy some of the season’s last nice weather. Police taped off the area, including several vehicles, one of which was burned out beneath the home.
Officials from the State Bureau of Investigation as well as the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives are investigating the North Carolina fire accident. A cause has yet to be determined.
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