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Fatal Indianapolis Wedding Bus Crash Involved Run Red Light, Unlicensed Driver

June 7, 2010

Blog, Bus Accident Injuries in VA

The newswires buzzed this past Sunday and Monday with report of a supposedly happy ending to story that began with a deadly traffic accident in downtown Indianapolis on the afternoon of June 5, 2010. A chartered shuttle bus carrying a wedding party and guests collided with a Chevy Yukon, injuring more than a dozen people…

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4-Year-Old Smyth County Boy Killed by Norfolk Southern Train

April 17, 2010

Blog, Bus Accident Injuries in VA

A terrible tragedy occurred in Atkins, Virginia (VA) when a 4-year-old was hit and killed by a Norfolk Southern (NS) train. The child was reportedly playing near train tracks when he was hit by a step on the side of the NS train’s engine, according to nbc29.com. The young child was originally from Smyth County,…

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Disturbing Recordings Released from Raphine, Virginia Plane Crash

October 16, 2009

Blog, Bus Accident Injuries in VA

The unease and fear in Dan Dorsch’s voice is palpable. His last words were “I’m in, in a descent,” then nothing. Mr. Dorsch was the pilot of the Pilatus PC-12 which crashed in Raphine, Virginia (VA). Four people died, including Mr. Dorsch. The Federal Aviation Authority investigation revealed a portion of the plane panel broke…

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Lawsuit involving Circuit City Airplane Crash that Killed Eight People Dismissed

October 2, 2009

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Judge Robert Blackburn, a U.S. District court judge based in Denver, dismissed a lawsuit centered on a 2005 airplane accident that killed eight people in a Cessna Citation 560 jet owned by Circuit City. Four of the people who died in the plane crash were Circuit City employees and the plane was registered in Richmond,…

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