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I-80 truck accident injures man as he changes tire

Mar 5, 2015

In Mercer County, a truck accident has severely injured an Aliquippa, Pennsylvania man. Around 7:00 p.m. last night on Interstate 80 in East Lackawannock Township, Pennsylvania, the driver of a tractor-trailer lost control of his truck and traveled into the median where he collided with the Aliquippa man. The injured victim of this tragic accident was in the median strip changing a tire on the left side of his vehicle. The truck driver in this...

Workplace accident causes death of paramedic

Mar 3, 2015

In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a paramedic was killed while responding to a car accident on Route 271. The victim was hit by a coal truck. The ambulance service was responding to one of many car accidents in Upper Yoder Township in Cambria County when the work accident occurred. The coal truck driver could not stop as he approached the accident scene that the paramedic was responding to. As he lost control of his vehicle, he crashed...

Truck accident in Slippery Rock kills one, injures another

Mar 2, 2015

A truck accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car this morning has killed one person and severely injured another in Slippery Rock Township, Pennsylvania. This accident happened around 8:00 a.m. this morning at the intersection of Route 422 and Fox Road in Lawrence County. The rear end of the car was badly damaged and there was some damage to the front of the tractor-trailer. The injured victim of this tragic accident was flown to a...

Butler County teen killed in an ATV roll-over accident

Mar 1, 2015

An ATV accident in Butler County this past weekend has caused the death of a 16-year-old boy. The accident happed on Butternut Road in Butler County, Pennsylvania just east of Karns City. The victim of this tragic accident was a passenger on an ATV when the ATV rolled over. The driver sustained minor injuries. According to an investigating state trooper, the teens were going north on Butternut road when the ATV started to slide to...

FMCSA looking to increase insurance limits for truck accidents

Feb 25, 2015

Truck accidents can cause severe and catastrophic injuries to victims. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is looking to increase the insurance minimum requirements on trucking carriers. The current minimum was set in 1985 and is $750,000. Because truck accidents often cause serious or fatal injuries, the medical expenses and wage loss associated with the accidents is often very high. Also, with inflation and the increasing cost of medical coverage, the 1985 insurance limits...

Lawrence County car accident kills one, injures four

Feb 15, 2015

A one-vehicle car accident in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania has killed a New Castle man and injured four others. At 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning, a driver lost control of his vehicle while driving westbound on Route 108 in Plain Grove. The driver was approximately half a mile away from I-79 when the accident occurred. The driver of the vehicle lost control of the car, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway. The car collided into a...

Nurses who move patients at risk for injuries

Feb 13, 2015

In the past we have discussed some of the dangers that exist for individuals who work in the healthcare field. While many individuals could be injured while interacting with patients during a stay in the hospital, far and away nurses spend the most time with them. During that time their duties vary widely but may include lifting and moving patients. This activity can be detrimental to the health of the nurse and could result in...

Allegheny County school bus accident kills father of 4

Feb 11, 2015

A school bus accident in North Versailles, Pennsylvania has killed an East McKeesport man. The accident involved several vehicles and happened along Route 30 in North Versailles near the intersection of Clyde Avenue. In total, 9 people were taken to the hospital as a result of this accident. The bus involved in this accident was a bus taking students to Propel Braddock Hills High School in Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania. Route 30 was shut down for...

New Castle car accident injures one

Feb 6, 2015

A head-on car accident in New Castle, Pennsylvania has injured one woman. The accident happened on Falls Street in Lawrence County near Apple Way. Yesterday afternoon as a woman driving a silver sport utility vehicle was pulling out of a parking lot on Falls Street a white sedan was pulling in. The two cars collided in a head-on collision and driver of the sedan was injured. She was taken to a hospital by ambulance. The...

Butler County school bus and tanker truck accident

Feb 4, 2015

A truck accident in Butler County, Pennsylvania injured two people this afternoon. A school bus rear ended an empty tanker truck on Route 422 in Summit Township. This tragic accident caused the driver of the bus to be taken by helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the driver of the tanker truck to be taken to Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler, Pennsylvania via ambulance. Police say neither of their injuries are life-threatening...