CNN reports that a woman died while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, witnesses said. The theme park confirmed that a woman died while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster Friday, but did not provide details on the circumstances surrounding her death. Read article
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According to lexpress.com, a bush taxi two victims in Madagascar, a Mauritian 56 years. This is Kishore Herpersad a family of 56. His funeral was held on Friday July 19. The accident occurred Saturday, July 13 at Ankazobe. A truck crashed into a bush taxi killing two people, including a Mauritian 56 years. The body […]
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La Croix reports that a car accident killed Wednesday morning July 17 in Guyana, a girl of the parish of Saint-Léon de Paris (XVth district) came to participate in the World Youth Day in Rio with the group from the diocese of Paris . At 7: 30 am Eastern Time Cayenne – 12: 30 pm […]
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The BBC reports that a teenage girl has been killed by a shark while swimming off the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. The 15-year-old victim, a French holidaymaker, was attacked on Monday while snorkelling a few metres from the shore at Saint-Paul on the west coast, local officials say. It is the […]
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As reported by France24.com, the body of French hostage Philippe Verdon (pictured) appears to have been found in northern Mali, a source close to the investigation told Radio France Internationale on Sunday. French authorities have yet to confirm the information. By FRANCE 24 (text). The body of a French hostage who was announced killed by […]
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Gulftoday.ae reports that an Asian man was killed on the first day of Ramadan while another sustained severe injuries in a separate accident, prompting a senior traffic police officer to urge drivers to check their speed. The Asian was killed at Arabian Ranches at 8:30am on Wednesday, following a collision between two vehicles in a […]
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CBC reports that the B.C. Coroners Service has identified the four victims of a mid-air crash between a glider and a Cessna that happened over Nairn Falls Provincial Park, north of Whistler, at the end of June. Friends and family had already identified Rudy Lee Rozsypalek, 50, of Pemberton, as the pilot of the glider […]
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According to thestar.com.my, a Vietnamese man ended up dead after spending the night with a man in a hotel near Warisan Cityview here. Hotel workers heard a scuffle in a fourth floor room at around 5.38am then saw the naked Vietnam national dashing out covered in blood. His body was later found on the first […]
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Reuters reports that a taxi driver is arrested in Bangkok for allegedly killing an American tourist with a sword after an argument over the fare. Watch video
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As reported by Cnn.com, two people died after a Boeing 777 from South Korea crashed Saturday upon landing at San Francisco’s airport, sending up a huge fireball, shedding its tail and spinning before screeching to a stop. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 left Seoul’s Incheon International Airport earlier Saturday, according to FlightAware, a website that offers […]
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