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Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion

Federal safety investigators have issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator for documents related to a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory

The Independent UK

New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings

Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions

The Independent UK

Infrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says

Investigators say one of the engines on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that wasn't adequately inspected for signs of cracking

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A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts

Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.

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Tesla allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods and US regulators have questions

The government has been investigating Autopilot for crashing into emergency vehicles parked on freeways, as well as hitting motorcycles and crossing tractor-trailers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Investigators reveal why plane plummeted to just above ocean’s surface last year

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

The Independent UK

Private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego, authorities say

The Cessna passed over the top of the Southwest airplane by about 100 feet

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Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

The Independent UK

A Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn't. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him

Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue plane to cancel its landing at the last second

The Independent UK

Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

The Independent UK

Six months after East Palestine derailment, Congress deadlocked on new rules for train safety

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters

The Independent UK

Poorly designed crossing contributed to fatal 2022 Missouri Amtrak derailment, officials say

Federal investigators said a dump truck driver in rural Missouri last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late

The Independent UK

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana

The Independent UK

Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three

A derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a poor track conditions at the accident site, federal investigators said in a final report on the accident

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Report says plane rolled upside down in crash near California airport, killing father, injuring sons

Federal investigators say a single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport, killing a father and severely injuring his three sons on the Fourth of July

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NTSB: CSX employee killed by train last month fell off during ‘shoving’ operation

Federal investigators probing the death of a CSX employee last month at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Southeast Baltimore said Tuesday the conductor trainee had lost his footing while “shoving” the railcars around a curve.

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NJ fire victims deserve accountability

How one tragedy illuminates a "collective inattention" to a "global trade machine"

The Independent UK

NTSB looking at risk parked semis posed to Greyhound bus in fatal Illinois accident

As federal investigators look into the Greyhound bus accident in Illinois that killed three passengers, one thing they'll examine is the role parked trucks had in the wreck

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Coroner identifies the 3 men killed in a Greyhound bus crash near St. Louis

Passengers from New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois were killed when a Greyhound bus slammed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp near St. Louis

Daily Mirror

California plane crash: 'Great' pilot among six people killed after aircraft explodes

Authorities have identified the six California residents who died on Saturday when they were on a small plane that crashed after a flight that started in Las Vegas

Daily Mirror

Six victims identified after they were killed when aircraft explodes into fireball

Authorities have identified the six victims of a tragic plane crash in California, which occurred during foggy conditions and resulted in the small aircraft exploding into a fireball just 500 feet short of the intended runway

Los Angeles Times

6 people killed in plane crash near Southern California airport

LOS ANGELES — Six people were killed early Saturday when their plane crashed near French Valley Airport in Riverside County, the second deadly crash in the area in the last four days.

The Independent UK

Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices

The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices

The Independent UK

2 New Jersey firefighters died battling a blaze deep in a ship carrying 1,200 vehicles

A New Jersey fire chief says two firefighters were killed and five others injured battling a blaze inside a docked cargo ship carrying more than a thousand vehicles

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern says other companies should share blame in fiery Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash

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