10 of the World's Most Dangerous Roads

The North Yungas Road, also known as The Death Road, is a 61 to 69 km road leading from La Paz to Coroico (Bolivia's capital, to the Amazon region) in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger: in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road. " One estimate is that 200-300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. The road includes crosses marking many of the spots where such vehicles have fallen.



The Death Road (Bolivia)
At the end of 2006, after 20 years of construction, a new road (a by-pass) from La Paz to Coroico was opened to public. This new route features modern construction (bridges, drainage, etc.), multiple lanes, pavement, guardrails and many other elements that make it considerably safer than the original route. As a result, the original North Yungas Road is currently much less used by traffic, although an increasing number of adventure travelers bike it for the thrills.

Guoliang Tunnel Road (China)
The road in Taihang mountains was built by local villagers: it took five years to finish the 1,200 metre long tunnel which is about 5 meters high and 4 meters wide. Some of the villagers died in accidents during construction; undaunted, the others continued. On May 1, 1977, the tunnel was opened to traffic. It is located in the Taihang Mountains, in the Hunan Province of China.

Ruta 5: Arica to Iquique Road (Chile)

The road from Arica to Iquique is renowned for being dangerous; you drive past very deep valleys and wind your way through, spotting ever so often tell-tale vehicle skeletons at the bottom. The few times you can see cars and buses passing by, they were doing so at such a speed that you may think they are either tempting fate very foolishly or perhaps they are just ghosts whizzing past. The mono-hued and isolated scenery is well capable of endowing you with the capacity to have such visions, so concentrating and avoiding the use of any form of hallucinatory substance is essential here

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Fatal Accidents

ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND RELATED RATES

(As reported by SAPS to the National Arrive Alive Fatal Accident Information Centre)

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 1728 1169 1064 704 615 798 537 409 236 7260
1999 2067 1181 1169 549 589 608 545 382 252 7342
2000 1429 1330 709 491 463 453 439 328 206 5848
2001 2182 1960 1211 596 775 843 551 427 209 8754
2002 2334 2149 1238 729 754 948 811 672 283 9918

-::- ANNUAL MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 38,838 18,943 18,226 8,567 7,550 9,016 6,819 6,317 2,749 117,025
1999 38,579 19,078 19,151 8,471 7,203 8,584 6,769 6,322 2,754 116,911
2000 37,565 18,301 18,229 8,115 6,776 8,284 6,583 6,065 2,644 112,563
2001 38,101 18,326 18,087 8,110 6,661 8,367 6,692 6,074 2,658 113,076
2002 38,747 18,394 17,953 8,128 6,560 8,476 6,824 6,097 2,678 113,856

-::- ANNUAL MID-YEAR NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTORISED VEHICLES -::-

(Excluding Trailers and Caravans)

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 2,183,117 871,650 994,165 405,190 355,685 338,552 339.243 236,435 129,027 5,853,062
1999 2,213,521 873,838 1,017,493 411,155 375,084 347,921 340,564 247,878 128,847 5,956,299
2000 2,252,184 878,372 1,040,982 417,058 384,665 354,432 340,932 255,599 128,956 6,053,178
2001 2,301,585 884,709 1,060,890 422,763 380,007 358,197 341,052 261,457 129,378 6,140,036
2002 2,346,446 891,065 1,076,023 428,631 374,577 362,584 345,557 269,072 129,957 6,223,911

-::- ANNUAL MID-YEAR HUMAN POPULATION - NUMBER OF PERSONS - ALL AGE GROUPS -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 7,629,358 8,703,407 4,100,995 6,633,276 2,716,089 2,933,444 3,470,524 5,297,471 859,124 42,343,688
1999 7,780,630 8,857,615 4,178,598 6,811,373 2,760,558 3,004,916 3,532,824 5,495,680 869,248 43,291,442
2000 7,873,205 8,986,858 4,190,656 6,847,162 2,790,733 3,042,638 3,566,777 5,514,807 874,866 43,687,702
2001 7,966,712 9,070,458 4,249,547 6,978,387 2,817,076 3,090,946 3,604,472 5,671,050 879,675 44,328,323
2002 8,106,190 9,212,123 4,313,959 7,132,141 2,859,081 3,156,272 3,659,902 5,843,851 888,390 45,171,909

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 100 MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 4.45 6.17 5.84 8.22 8.15 8.85 7.87 6.47 8.59 6.20
1999 5.36 6.19 6.10 6.48 8.18 7.08 8.05 6.04 9.15 6.28
2000 3.80 7.27 3.89 6.05 6.83 5.47 6.67 5.41 7.79 5.20
2001 5.73 10.69 6.70 7.35 11.64 10.08 8.23 7.03 7.86 7.74
2002 6.02 11.68 6.90 8.97 11.49 11.18 11.89 11.02 10.57 8.71

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 10 000 REGISTERED VEHICLES -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 7.92 13.41 10.70 17.37 17.29 23.57 15.83 17.30 18.29 12.40
1999 9.34 13.52 11.49 13.35 15.70 17.48 16.00 15.41 19.56 12.33
2000 6.34 15.14 6.81 11.77 12.04 12.78 12.88 12.83 15.97 9.66
2001 9.48 22.15 11.41 14.10 20.39 23.53 16.16 16.33 16.15 14.26
2002 9.95 24.12 11.51 17.01 20.13 26.15 23.47 24.97 21.78 15.94

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 100 000 HUMAN POPULATION -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 22.65 13.43 25.94 10.61 22.64 27.20 15.47 7.72 27.47 17.15
1999 26.57 13.33 27.98 8.06 21.34 20.23 15.43 6.95 28.99 16.96
2000 18.15 14.80 16.92 7.17 16.59 14.89 12.31 5.95 23.55 13.39
2001 27.39 21.61 28.50 8.54 27.51 27.27 15.29 7.53 23.76 19.75
2002 28.79 23.33 28.70 10.22 26.37 30.04 22.16 11.50 31.86 21.96

-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 19.62 1.03 9.87 -22.02 -4.23 -23.81 1.49 -6.60 6.78 1.13
1999 - 2000 -30.87 12.62 -39.35 -10.56 -21.39 -25.49 -19.45 -14.14 -18.25 -20.35
2000 - 2001 52.69 47.37 70.80 21.38 67.39 86.09 25.51 30.18 1.46 49.69
2001 - 2002 6.97 9.64 2.33 22.32 -2.71 12.46 47.19 57.38 35.41 13.30

-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 -0.67 0.72 5.08 -1.12 -4.60 -4.80 -0.74 -0.08 0.18 -0.10
1999 - 2000 -2.63 -4.08 -4.82 -4.20 -5.93 -3.49 -2.75 -4.06 -3.98 -3.72
2000 - 2001 1.42 0.14 -0.78 -0.06 -1.70 1.00 1.66 0.16 0.53 0.46
2001 - 2002 1.70 0.37 -0.74 0.23 -1.52 1.30 1.96 0.37 0.72 0.69

-::- % CHANGE IN NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 20.42 0.31 4.56 -21.14 0.39 -19.97 -2.24 -6.67 6.59 1.23
1999 - 2000 -29.00 17.40 -36.28 -6.64 -16.44 -22.80 -17.17 -10.50 -14.86 -17.27
2000 - 2001 50.55 47.16 72.15 21.46 70.29 84.26 23.46 29.98 0.91 49.01
2001 - 2002 5.18 9.24 2.99 22.04 -1.21 11.01 44.35 56.79 34.44 12.52

-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTORISED VEHICLES -::-

(Excluding Trailers)

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 1.39 0.25 2.35 1.47 5.45 2.77 0.39 4.84 -0.14 1.76
1999 - 2000 1.75 0.52 2.31 1.44 2.55 1.87 0.11 3.12 0.08 1.63
2000 - 2001 2.19 0.72 1.91 1.37 -1.21 1.06 0.04 2.29 0.33 1.43
2001 - 2002 1.95 0.72 1.43 1.39 -1.43 1.22 1.32 2.91 0.45 1.37

-::- % CHANGE IN NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 10 000 REGISTERED VEHICLES -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 17.98 0.77 7.35 -23.15 -9.18 -25.86 1.10 -10.91 6.93 -0.62
1999 - 2000 -32.05 12.04 -40.72 -11.83 -23.35 -26.86 -19.54 -16.73 -18.32 -21.62
2000 - 2001 49.42 46.31 67.60 19.75 69.44 84.14 25.47 27.27 1.13 47.57
2001 - 2002 4.92 8.86 0.79 20.64 -1.30 11.09 45.27 52.92 34.80 11.77

The information in the tables above indicate an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents over the past 5 years, from a total of 7 260 in 1998 to a total of 9 918 in 2002.

The number of fatal accidents in the RSA increased by 1,13% from 7 260 in 1998 to 7 342 in 1999. A decrease of –20,35% was experienced from 1999 to a total of 5 848 in 2000. From 2000, however, year-on-year increases were experienced : +49,69% from 2000 to a total of 8 754 fatal accidents in 2001 and a further increase of +13,30% from 2001 to a total of 9 918 fatal accidents in 2002.

In terms of road traffic activity on the road and street network, an accident rate of 6,20 fatal accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometers traveled was experienced in 1998. This rate increased by +1,23% from 1998 to 6,28 in 1999. A decrease of –17,27% was recorded from 1999 to a rate of 5,20 in 2002. From 2000 the rate increased again by +49,01% to a rate of 7,74 in 2001 and a further increase of +12,52% from 2001 to a national rate of 8,71 in 2002.

With the exception of the Free State, all Provinces show an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents from 2001 to 2002. Relevant fatal accident figures and % changes in fatal accident rates from 2001 to 2002 are summarized from the tables above to the table below.

Province Fatal Accident % Change in Rates from 2001 to 2002
2001 2002 % Change 100 mil veh kms travelled 10 000 registered vehicles
GA 2182 2334 +6.97% +5.18% +4.92%
KZ 1960 2149 +9.64% +9.24% +8.86%
WC 1211 1238 +2.23% +2.99% +0.79%
EC 596 729 +22.32% +22.04% +20.64%
FS 775 754 -2.71% -1.21% -1.30%
MP 843 948 +12.46% +11.01% +11.09%
NW 551 811 +47.19% +44.35% +45.27%
LI 427 672 +57.38% +56.79% +52.92%
NC 209 283 +35.41% +34.44% +34.80%
RSA 8754 9918 +13.30% +12.52% +11.77%

Road Accidents Facts and Figures

Road accidents - facts and figures
In 2009, 5,755 people were reported injured in collisions on the roads in Surrey.

571 people were killed or seriously injured
43 children under the age of 16 were killed or seriously injured
5,184 people were slightly injured
Previous casualty data for Surrey is shown below.
Year Fatal Serious Slight Total
2001 53 658 6676 7387
2002 66 629 6111 6806
2003 62 494 5899 6455
2004 72 576 6254 6902
2005 64 520 6274 6858
2006 52 531 6265 6848
2007 60 529 5524 6113
2008 45 483 5411 5939
2009 41 530 5184 5755

Serious accidents occurring on road is a matter of great concern for all of us. Not a day passes when we do not read report of at least 2 or 3 serious road accidents. Almost everyone has been affected by such accidents at one time or the other., because a relative or friend is somehow connected to such accidents. The number of deaths per year per 10000 motor vehicle in India is 10 to 15 times more than that in advance countries. The number of motor vehicle is increasing day by day. Though it is a sign of improving economy of the country. It is a bitter truth that is also adds to accidents on roads. Our inability to provide enough funds to widen the roads or to construct new roads in proportion to rise in vehicle population also results in perpetuating this state of affairs.

In Maharashtra there were 100144 motor vehicle in 1961. Thirty six years later in 1997 the figure rose to 4515746 a 45 fold increase! During the same period the road length has risen by mere 5 times. In fact there are several roads where the vehicular traffic 4 to 5 times their capacity.

Statistics for the last few years show that there is a large increase in the number of accidents from year to year. In the state 77565 accidents were recorded 1996. These accidents are only those registered with the Police. Besides these there are several accidents which are not registered with the police. Because only one vehicle is involved or because the injuries or damages are not very serious. It can therefore be surmised that the actual number of accidents may be much more. In these accidents, large scale loss of life occurs every year. Several persons aere maimed for life. The productivity of several others reduces due to temporary incapacity. On an average 212 road accident occur in Maharashtra everyday and 24 person die therein while 145 are injured. Broadly 30 percent of persons dying in road accidents are below the age of 30 years. This means that the proportion of those dying in the prime of their life is quite large. It is clear that unless urgent remedial measures are taken, the occurrence of these accidents and resultant casualties will go on rising.

Why Do Accidents Occur?

Broadly road accidents occur due to the following 4 reasons.

1) Defects in vehicle e.g. breakage of tie rod of a running vehicle tyre bursting, wheel coming loose or failure of brakes. Due to such occurrence the driver loses control on the vehicle and an accident results.

2) Error of driver e.g. overtaking at a wrong place, turning abruptly or stopping without prior signalling, which can cause collision with the vehicle following; driving fast through villages exceeding the speed limit; falling asleep at the wheel, overturning due to going round a curve at excessive speed, driving while intoxicated etc.,

3) Environment around the road e.g. error of drivers of other vehicles like bullockcarts, cycles, rickshaw, jay walking, pedestrians, school children being run over, cattle or dogs etc. running onto roads.

4) Defects in roads: A study of accidents registered with the police shows that the number of accidents due to this reason is around 10% of total accidents. Even allowing for some errors in analysis of reasons for accidents, the figure will not exceed 20%.

Appointment of Accident Prevention Committee

On this background the Government of Maharashtra decided to appoint a Committee with a view to reducing at least the accidents occurring due to shortcoming in the roads by suggesting remedial measures. Thus the road in the state would be rendered safer to some extent and it is expected that there will be reduction in the number of road accidents and good many lives would be saved.

After inspecting a number of accident spots the Committee has found that certain types of sites are definite accident locations. If the general travelling public know them they can negotiate such location with caution and avoid accidents. A few such accident locations are described in this chapter.



Where the road rises to a summit and then slopes down and where the driver cannot see the road ahead for much distance, is a dangerous spot. More so, when the road curves immediately after the summit. In such cases, drivers do not know which way the road is turning after the summit and are therefore involved in accidents.

The summit at the end of a longish rising gradient which in turn follows either a good horizontal stretch or a downward gradient also becomes an accident spot. It is observed that vehicels usually travel along the road in bunch. This bunch consist of some heavy vehicles and some faster lighter vehicle. As soon as this bunch starts climbing up on rising gradient the heavy trucks slow down considerably and the impatient lighter and faster vehicles immediately swing out of overtaking them. This overtaking action usually takes place near the summit where sight distance is any way deficient. At the same time the vehicles coming from the opposite direction are just past the summit on downward gradient and are therefore, travelling fairly fast. The carriageway being only 2 lane wide a dangerous situation is created.

Another dangerous spot is a small level stretch between two long downward gradients. Vehicles travelling down the slope from both directions meet in the small level stretch where the road is only 2 lane wide and a dangerous situation arises,.

The tress and shrubs by the side of the road are also traffic hazards. On the inside of the curves they reduce sight distance. In straight stretches where vehicles are travelling fast, the tree branches projecting close to the carriage way at height less than 6 metres also cause the heavy trucks piled with big loads or big buses to move away from the branches and towards the center of the road. When vehicle travelling in both direction adopt the same tactic, a dangerous situation leading to possible head collision can arise. Many accidents also seem to occur due to vehicles crashing against large trees growing close to the carriageway. In such cases fatalities are high.

In some instance with an eye to economy the depth of cutting are reduced. This sometimes leads to long downward gradients ending in a fairly high bank or on a two-lane bridge. Vehicles travelling at great speed down such slopes or running out of the driver because of mechanical failure find the high bank or 7.5 m wide bridge a difficulty proposition to handle.

When a village and its facilities like source of water supply or school or place or employment like an industrial estate are located on the opposite side of the road, the situation is extremely accident prone. The villagers crossing the road to reach the facilities are exposed to being hit by vehicles travelling at great speed on the road.

It was seen that advance direction signs, indication the destination to which a branch road taking off from the main road was leading were absent at much location. The persons heading for such destination tend to brakes suddenly on realising that they are already at their branch road. The following vehicles many a times hit the vehicle in such a situation.

At many locations and in several stretches of the road committee noticed that the shoulder of roads were in a bad shape. At some places they were very much low as compared to the pavement. Where the cart track took off from the main road, the shoulder was found to have been very much deteriorated in the fanning portion of such cart track. In many instances such a portion was found to be almost half a meter or more lower that the shoulder immediately adjoining. This is a very dangerous situation particularly for 2 wheelers or small vehicles or heavily loaded vehicles which are forced on to the shoulder at night at such places,. At several places it was also found that on curves, though the road was in super elevation the outer shoulder had the usual camber sloping away from the edge of the carriageway. This also is considered to be a dangerous situation where a vehicle travelling slightly faster than the permissible limits on such curves is likely to overturn when its outer wheels cross the edge of the black topped pavement.

The committee also found that in the case of almost the full stretch of national highway and in the case of many state Highways, the traffic intensity on these roads is already far in excess of their capacity. This creates a great difficulty in overtaking. It also creates a dangerous situation when two large heavy vehicles crossed each other at high spedd without a divider in between. When shoulders are also in a bad shape in such stretches the danger is compounded. Two wheelers in particular are in very great danger.

Many accidents appear to have occurred because of lack of reflectors or tail lamps to many bullock carts or truck at night. When the drivers was blinded by lights of the on coming vehicle. He was unable to see such vehicles ahead of him and stood in danger of crashing against them.

The driver of broken trucks place large stone behind and by the side of their truck to protect themselves from other traffic. In most cases they forget to remove such stones when leaving the spot after repairing their vehicles. Such stone prove fatal for other vehicles, particularly two wheelers at night.

In many villages there is no separate space available for halting of state Transport buses,. The buses, therefore, stop right on the carriageway. Since the exist of these buses are at the rear end the passenger alight there and when they have to cross the road to reach their destination in the village they cross the road from behind the S.T. bus. While doing so they are hidden from the view of any vehicle coming in the opposite directions so that when they emerge from behind the bus they step right in front of such a vehicle. At several accident spots this was the reason for the accident.

Trucks parked near dhabas and petrol pumps and octroi naka close to the carriageway leave a very narrow lane either between them for the passing traffic. This is a source of accidents. Either people crossing the road are hit or sometimes there is head on collision also. It would be better if adequate parking space os acquired by the owners of these dhabas or petrol pump so that there is enough parking space inside their compound for the trucks. The roads would remain clear. For Octori Naka also municipal Corporation / Council may also be prevailed upon to create sufficient parking space off the road for the trucks. It would be helpful if they are also prevailed upon to streamline the operation of octroi collection so that the number of vehicles required to be parked is reduced.

Car Accident Treatment

Car accident treatment article by Dr Barry L. Marks, DC of Orange-Car-Accident.com Auto Accident Treatment specialist in Orange, CA
Car Accident Injuries (whiplash) must be treated. But not all treatments work. Hard medical evidence suggests that certain types of treatment are far superior at treating this problem.

Untreated and poorly treated cases of whiplash result in life long problems and suffering. It is estimated that 1% of the entire US population suffers from chronic headaches as the result of auto accident injuries otherwise known as whiplash. That means millions of headache sufferers are directly caused by auto accidents.

Improperly treated auto accident injury victims are more prone to long-term health problems such as premature osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease. One study indicated a 600% chance of early osteoarthritis following car accident injuries if just one key finding was present on x-ray.

Unfortunately, HMO doctors, your family medical physician and even your general chiropractor are likely unaware of all the complexities involved in this type of injury. The result is improper treatment that does not address the important structural and functional damage that has occurred as a result of the car accident induced injury.

Several medical and scientific studies have proven chiropractic to be superior at treating auto accident injuries or whiplash. A study by Woodward, Cook, Gargan and Bannister found 93% of the patients studied under chiropractic care for chronic whiplash injuries had improved.

They further stated "...no conventional (medical) treatment has proven to be effective in these established chronic cases."

The problem is that even a good general chiropractor may not be a true specialist in car accident injury treatment and may overlook vital aspects of proper whiplash management. In order to avoid becoming one of the 25-40% of car accident injury victims whose pain becomes permanent or the 1% who suffers from chronic disabling headaches, then you'll want to be sure your treating doctor is a true car accident injury treatment specialist.

A true car accident injury treatment specialist is one who:

·Conducts a thorough consultation asking about your medical condition and pain, but also details about your accident to reconstruct the accident to know what injuries to look out for

·Performs a through physical examination

·Takes appropriate x-rays including views of the side, front, front with mouth open and bending forward and backward.

·Performs other specialized tests to locate and document injuries that may be hidden to a cursory exam or x-ray.

·Provides a written explanation of your condition and takes the time to make sure you understand what the basis of your problem is, how sever it is and what treatment options are available.

·Provides a treatment program based on your specific needs that has been proven to work

·Performs periodic re-examinations to ensure treatment is working and to point out if any other tests or exams are needed.

·Has a strong team of professionals of all specialties to consult with as appropriate.

Meet noted Orange County Car Accident Treatment Specialist,
Dr. Barry L. Marks, DC
·Specializing in car accident injury treatment since 1986
·Former Associate Clinical Professor at a leading Chiropractic College
·Post-Doctorate specialty training in spinal orthopedics
·Advanced Graduate Whiplash Traumatology & Brain Injury
·Post-Doctorate training in auto accident reconstruction
·Author of many articles on car accident injury treatment

Dr. Marks offers a free online seminar on car accident injury treatment and a free auto accident report at Orange-Car-Accident.com
Orange County, CA Car Accident Doctor
Car Accident? Then you need a specialist you can trust and who knows exactly what to do
Dr Barry Marks, DC
Orange, CA
OrangeCarAccident.com

Car accidents are a unique form of injury. Although you may think a strained neck from a rear-ender is the same as a strained neck from over exercising or sleeping wrong, you are wrong. What you don't know can come back to hurt you.

The forces suffered by your neck in a rear end car accident can be quite severe, even if your car was barely damaged. Car accident research ahs proven beyond dispute that the human neck can be damaged in a collision of only 2.5 mph. The average rear end collision in the US is 10-12 mph. That is more than 4x the human threshold for injury!

And while you may believe that auto accidents simply cause muscles to be strained, think again. The sudden jerk and shearing force of the collision causes damage to all of these structures:




Muscles

Ligaments

Tendons

Discs

Joint surfaces

Nerves

Brain



Are you starting to get the picture that these injuries are little more involved than you may have previously thought? I hope so.

The extent of damage to each of these tissues depends on many factors; age, gender, body type, position in vehicle, type of vehicles involved, angel of impact, previous injuries, prepared versus surprised victim at impact, and many more. Each car accident is totally unique. No two injured victims are alike.

Because injuries are serious and each person's injuries are unique, it takes a specialist to properly diagnose and treat them. A generalist chiropractor or medical physician may be able to provide relieving treatments, but what they may lack is proper skills to document ALL the injuries that are present and adequately care for them to prevent chronic pain that can often accompany untreated and improperly treated cases.

Only specialists steeped in the latest car accident research and trends know exactly how to circumnavigate the complex auto insurance claim world. There are behind the scenes rules the insurance industry has devised to evaluate your car accident claim that most doctors and lawyers are ignorant of.

Accidents

Nearly 37 million Americans visit hospital emergency rooms each year for treatment of injuries attributed to accidents. Of these, 147,000 persons die fromtheir injuries, making accidents the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. For persons under the age of 65, automobile accidents (accountingfor nearly 29% of all injury deaths) are the number one cause of accidentaldeaths in the United States. In second place are falls, which occur mainly inthe home; this type of accident is the leading cause of accidental death forpersons over 75.

By taking adequate precautions, many deaths due to accidents could be avoided. Many deaths occurring as the result of automobile accidents, for example, could be avoided if adults and children would use safety restraints, e.g., seat belts and restraint seats; it is estimated that one half of all adult fatalities and 90% of the deaths of children under five could have been preventedby the use of suitable restraints.

Drinking alcohol raises the risk of accidental injury and death. A relativelysmall amount of alcohol can impair a person's judgment, concentration, and reaction time. In 1996, 17,000 people died and more than 321,000 (for an average of one injury every two minutes) were injured in automobile accidents where police determined that alcohol was a factor. The injured included, besidesthe drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists who had been drinking.

Each year about one third of all adults over the age of 65 sustain falls. Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injury to elderly persons. Deaths from falls, or from complications arising as the result of a fall, are responsiblefor more than half of all accidental deaths of older persons. In addition, upto 25% of those who fall end up restricting their activities to prevent another fall. Although many falls can be attributed to an older person's unsteadygait, mobility problems, diminished vision, or use of multiple medications,there may also be contributing factors in the environment such as poor lighting, loose rugs, slippery surfaces, and objects on the floor that can be addressed before an accident occurs.

First degree burns (which involve damage to the epidermis, or outer layer ofskin) frequently result from minor household accidents such as touching a hotobject, a corrosive chemical (acids or alkalis), or uninsulated electrical wiring. Burns of this type can easily be prevented by exercising care when cooking or ironing, handling chemicals, or dealing with electricity.

In the case of accidents that leave the outer skin barrier scraped, cut, or punctured, it is essential that the injury be dealt with immediately to prevent infection.

Some authorities on childhood injuries prefer not to use the term accidents because most of these injuries are preventable and occur in predictable patterns. Children are particularly susceptible to preventable accidents, such as poisonings. A disproportionate number of childhood accidents are associated with stressful life events, such as the arrival of a new baby, divorce, death of a family member, or marriage of a parent. Parents can take appropriate measures to prevent their children from suffering accidental injury by noting that these accidents all too often involve chemicals stored in kitchen and dining areas; overheated bath water; electrical appliances; stairways; walkers; swimming pools; portable heaters; burning cigarettes; disposable lighters; toothpicks; firearms; microwave ovens; automatic garage doors; hazards associatedwith playpens, high chairs, or cribs; swings, slides, and other outdoor playequipment; windows; plastic bags; toy balloons and other toys; and discardedfreezers and refrigerators.

The increasing emphasis on exercise and sports accounts for many injuries. Anestimated 50 million Americans suffer at some point in their lives from kneepain or injuries, and at least one in four sports injuries involves the knee. Types of knee injuries include sprains (i.e., torn ligaments such as frequently occur in skiing, hockey, or soccer accidents), runner's knee (i.e., a degeneration of cartilage that affects nearly 30% of all runners but also showsup among skiers, cyclists, soccer players, and people who participate in high impact aerobics), and tendinitis (i.e., an inflammation of the tendons prevalent among dancers, hikers, and cyclists).

Muscle strains and sprains are typical of the types of accidents that resultfrom a single, abrupt incident; they are particularly common among weekend athletes don't know or have ignored the physical limitations of their muscles and joints.

Recent Accident

Date: November 25, 2010 Time: 12:07
Location: Strezhevoy, Russia
Operator: NARZ
AC Type: Mil Mi-8T
Reg: RA-22376 cn: 7257
Aboard: 10 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The helicopter, which was delivering workers to a drilling site, crashed and burned while attempting to land, after the tail rotor became entangled in wires.

Police report high number of road crashes in Crewe and across Cheshire because of icy roads

POOR weather conditions wreaked havoc across roads in Cheshire today (Thursday) with police responding to more than 150 accident calls.

Between 6am and 2pm Cheshire Police say there were more 76 collisions on the county’s roads and motorways because of ice - 17 of them in Crewe.

Despite the high number of crashes - some pile-ups have involved as many as 10 cars - none of the injuries reported have been life-threatening.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said the majority of calls reported cars skidding off the road, or colliding with other vehicles due to the poor road conditions.

He added as the evening rush hour is approaching police are advising people to only make journeys that are absolutely necessary, ensure the car is fully defrosted with full visibility and to maintain a safe and constant speed and avoid sudden breaking that can cause the car to skid.

Two people are dead after two separate crashes on South Island roads.

One person died and three were taken to Timaru Hospital following a crash involving a bus and a four wheel drive on State Highway 1 near Orari, South Canterbury, around noon.

Police confirmed the sole occupant of the four wheel drive is dead.

There were 19 people on the bus, three of which, two females and one male, have been taken to Timaru Hospital with moderate injuries.

Emergency services were at the scene and traffic diversions were in place.

Meanwhile, emergency services were at the scene of a fatal car accident at Clarks Junction, 30km south-west of Middlemarch in Central Otago just after 1pm.

One person is believed to have died in the crash, which may have involved a single vehicle, acting Senior Sergeant Chris McLellan said.

Takoradi, Dec. 6, GNA - The Western Region recorded 136 deaths and 839 injuries from road accidents between January and September, Alhaji Sumani Mbo, Regional Manager of National Road Safety Commission, has said.



He said the same period also recorded 638 cases of road crashes, involving 833 vehicles.



Alhaji Mbo told the GNA in an interview that speeding was the key factor that contributed to the rise in the number of deaths as compared to last year in which the region recorded 133 deaths and 694 injuries.



"Speeding is a major cause of road traffic crash, accounting for over 60 per cent of reported cases", he said.

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Whipped cream truck crashes outside home

LOS ANGELES -- Mark Leon lives in a sweet spot for big rigs in Los Angeles County.


Nine years after a truck hauling chocolate syrup crashed into his mobile home park, another rig hauling 36,000 pounds of whipped cream and sour cream crashed Tuesday just feet from his house.

Authorities say the truck, driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old, was stopped by a stand of trees and a chain-link fence just off Interstate 210. Three people had minor injuries.

The California Highway Patrol says the 16-year-old fell asleep and lost control of the big rig that toppled down an embankment.

Investigators say the teen's 20-year-old brother got tired and asked for driving help. Two cousins, ages 3 and 13, were also in the truck.




HAYWARD -- A BART police officer is in a local hospital this morning recovering from injuries sustained when a suspect fleeing capture slammed into the BART officer's car, the rapid transit agency reported.


Alameda County sheriff's deputies had stopped the suspect shortly before midnight on Sunday for driving a vehicle that had been reported as stolen from a Castro Valley BART station, BART said.

Facing a felony, the suspect tried to ram into one of the deputies before fleeing the traffic stop, BART said.

At that intersection, the suspect ran a red light and hit the BART officer's car, BART said. The police officer was proceeding on a green light when he was struck by the suspect, they said.

The BART officer was not assisting the sheriff's deputies in the car chase when he was hit, BART said.

The 38-year-old officer - whose name is being withheld at this time - was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening, BART said.

The officer has been with Bay Area Rapid Transit since 2001, BART said.

The suspect was arrested by sheriff's deputies at the scene and also transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life threatening, BART said.

Deputies recovered a firearm from the stolen car, BART said.


Teen driver strikes two pedestrians, killing toddler

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- A two-year-old Rohnert Park girl was killed and her mother was seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening, according to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety.


Two public safety officers who were conducting an unrelated traffic stop nearby witnessed the crash that occurred at Snyder Lane and Medical Center Driver at 5:39 p.m. and rushed to the victims' aid.

The two officers immediately began administering first aid and reported the crash, which involved a 1997 Honda driven by 18-year-old Rohnert Park woman Kaitlyn Dunaway.

Although police and fire units were called to the scene, they could not save the life of the two-year-old girl. The child's mother remained in intensive care Thursday evening, according to the department.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Date: November 5, 2010 Time: 07:10
Location: Near Karachi, Pakistan
Operator: JS Air
AC Type: Beechcraft 1900C-1
Reg: AP-BJD cn: UC-157
Aboard: 21 Fatalities: 21 Ground: 0
Route: Karachi - Oil compound in Sindh province
Details: The plane, carrying Italian oil company personne,l suffered an engine failure on climb-out and was attempting to return to the airport when it nose-dived and crashed near a residential area in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. All 17 passengers and crew of 4 were killed.

Date: November 4, 2010 Time: 17:45
Location: Near Guasimal, Cuba
Operator: Aerocaribbean Flight: 883
AC Type: ATR-72-212
Reg: CU-T1549 cn: 459
Aboard: 68 Fatalities: 68 Ground: 0
Route: Santiago de Cuba- Havana
Details: While the plane was en route, the pilot radioed an emergency message. Contact was lost and the plane crashed into mountainous terrain. All 61 passenger and 7 crew were killed.

Date: October 27, 2010 Time: 16:30
Location: Near Wami, Indonesia
Operator: Indonesian Police
AC Type: PZL Mielec M28-05PI Skytruck
Reg: P-4202
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0
Route: Nabire - Ambon
Details: Five Indonesian police officers, on a mission to help flood victems, were killed when their plane crashed into a tree while attempting to land in poor weather conditons.

Recent Accidents

Date: November 24, 2010 Time: 14:30
Location: Monterey, Mexico
Operator: Military - Mexican Air Force
AC Type: Antonov 32B
Reg: FAM 3101 cn: 3306
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0
Route: Monterey - Santa Lucia
Details: The military plane crashed while taking off on a logistics flight to Santa Lucia.

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Date: November 11, 2010 Time: 16:18
Location: Zalingei, Sudan
Operator: Tarco Airlines
AC Type: Antonov 24
Reg: ST-ARQ ? cn: 07305910
Aboard: 50 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0
Route: Khartoum - Zalingei
Details: While attempting to land, the cargo plane suffered two burst tires, split in two and burst into flames.

Date: November 4, 2010 Time: 17:45
Location: Near Guasimal, Cuba
Operator: Aerocaribbean Flight: 883
AC Type: ATR-72-212
Reg: CU-T1549 cn: 459
Aboard: 68 Fatalities: 68 Ground: 0
Route: Santiago de Cuba- Havana
Details: While the plane was en route, the pilot radioed an emergency message. Contact was lost and the plane crashed into mountainous terrain. All 61 passenger and 7 crew were killed.

Date: November 5, 2010 Time: 07:10
Location: Near Karachi, Pakistan
Operator: JS Air
AC Type: Beechcraft 1900C-1
Reg: AP-BJD cn: UC-157
Aboard: 21 Fatalities: 21 Ground: 0
Route: Karachi - Oil compound in Sindh province
Details: The plane, carrying Italian oil company personne,l suffered an engine failure on climb-out and was attempting to return to the airport when it nose-dived and crashed near a residential area in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. All 17 passengers and crew of 4 were killed.

Recent Accident

Date: November 11, 2010 Time: 16:18
Location: Zalingei, Sudan
Operator: Tarco Airlines
AC Type: Antonov 24
Reg: ST-ARQ ? cn: 07305910
Aboard: 50 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0
Route: Khartoum - Zalingei
Details: While attempting to land, the cargo plane suffered two burst tires, split in two and burst into flames.

A recent accident in a chemistry department laboratory at Texas Tech University will be investigated by the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), Chairman John Bresland announced on Jan. 19. The investigation at the Lubbock, Texas, university will be CSB's first examination of an accident in an academic research lab.

One student, Preston Brown, 29, was seriously injured in the Jan. 7 accident and remains in critical condition, according to Eric Finley, a spokesperson with University Medical Center in Lubbock. Brown is being treated in the hospital's burn center, where he has been since the accident. Initially, press accounts said two students were injured; however, university officials say only one was hurt.

Brown received severe burns and lacerations to his face and hands when a mixture of nickel hydrazine perchlorate exploded during the afternoon accident in Texas Tech's chemistry building, according to a police report. University officials told CSB the accident involved the detonation of a high-energy metal compound. Texas Tech, the board reported, has an agreement with Northeastern University in Boston to study high-energy materials for the Department of Homeland Security.

The board, Bresland says, recently began taking notice of accidents in school research lab and "wondering how could this happen in an academic lab environment? We are seeing serious accidents in high school and university labs every year, including a tragic fatality a year ago at UCLA" (C&EN, Aug. 3, 2009, page 29).

"I believe it is time to begin examining these accidents," Bresland continues, "to see if they can be prevented through the kind of rigorous safety management systems that we and others have advocated in industrial settings."

Along with conducting the Texas Tech investigation, Bresland says CSB will collect information on other laboratory accidents to determine whether a more detailed study of academic lab safety is merited. This study could occur in the next fiscal year, he says. Investigations Supervisor Don Holmstrom, who manages the board's Denver office, will lead the investigation, along with CSB Investigator Mary Beth Mulcahy, a physical chemist and a former academic researcher.

In a statement, Texas Tech Vice President of Research Taylor Eighmy said, "We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board on the investigation of this incident. We look forward to completing our own internal investigation" Of the university's lab conduct, Eighmy pointed out, "Texas Tech is committed to safe practices and procedures. We have an excellent program in place, yet we believe this incident affords us an opportunity to proactively look at our safety training."

The university would not comment on the accident's cause or lab damage, nor would it provide information on the student.

The safety practices and culture at many university labs need to improve, says Russell Phifer, past chair of the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health & Safety and Committee on Chemical Safety as well as a safety consultant.

"My impression is that CSB is very picky about what it investigates. They don't have a large staff and aren't rolling in dough," Phifer says. "So this investigation is very interesting. Maybe publicizing this particular investigation will wake up other institutions to the need to start paying attention and not lose track of the fact that there are hazardous materials and equipment in labs.

"On the other hand, I don't want mothers and fathers hearing about this and discouraging their kids from going into chemistry. This is important work and it should be done safely."

CSB has no regulatory authority. In its decade-long history, it has conducted root-cause investigations at more than 60 chemical industrial and distribution sites and issued 59 reports

Chad Jones Death

Nobody is really sure what happened when former LSU athlete and current New York Giants safety Chad Jones got in a single-vehicle accident June 25 on North Carrollton Avenue -- not even the two passengers with him.

The passengers with Jones -- Robert Anthony Newman, 24, who lives in New Orleans, and Michael Mansion, 20, who lives in Atlanta -- were asleep right before the accident happened, according to an accident report filed by the New Orleans Police Department and obtained by The Times-Picayune on Friday. Mansion was in the front passenger's seat, and Newman was in the seat behind Mansion

Jones was traveling east on North Carrollton when, for reasons unknown, he lost control of his 2010 Range Rover and hit a light pole in the median near Toulouse Street, totalling the vehicle and seriously injuring Jones' left leg. Newman and Mansion went to the hospital with Jones but were released after being treated for minor injuries.

Newman and Mansion told Bianca DeIrish, the investigating officer on the scene, that none of the three in the vehicle drank any alcohol before the crash. Jones was interviewed by DeIrish at University Hospital at about 8:50 a.m., but he was "heavily sedated" at the time and could not remember much about the accident.

Jones told DeIrish he was leaving an unknown Uptown apartment complex before he got into the accident, the report said. Jones said he didn't remember the cause of the accident at the time, but did remember being put on a stretcher to be taken to the hospital.

DeIrish "did not observe the smell and odor of an alcoholic beverage" at the accident scene, according to the report.

The report says a DWI test was not administered because paramedics on the scene told DeIrish there was not enough evidence to believe alcohol or drugs were a factor.

An ambulance arrived on the scene at 6:25 a.m., about 10 minutes after it was dispatched. The ambulance left the scene at 6:48 a.m. and got to University Hospital at 6:51 a.m.

How fast Jones was driving is unknown. The report says DeIrish saw no skidmarks at the scene.

The speed limit for that part of North Carrollton Avenue is 35 mph.

Jones was cited for careless operation of a vehicle, and the investigation is closed, according to the report. Jones' fiancee, Jade Newman, signed the citation for Jones.

Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said Friday he didn't have an update on Jones' condition. Jones, a third-round draft pick, is receiving treatment at a New York hospital, and Hanlon said Jones likely will go through rehab in Baton Rouge.

Hanlon said he does not believe the accident will affect Jones' contract with the Giants. Jones signed his contract June 11 and has already received his signing bonus.

Newman and Mansion were unavailable for comment. Calls made to Jones' father, Al, and his agent, Rocky Arceneaux, were not returned Friday.

Jones' vehicle, which did not have a license plate at the time but was insured, was eventually towed from the scene.

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Most Accidents and Deaths in a country

# 1 United States: 15.5 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 2 Belgium: 15.4 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 3 New Zealand: 14 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 4 France: 13.7 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 5 Italy: 12.9 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 6 Ireland: 11.6 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 7 Austria: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 8 Australia: 10 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 9 Germany: 9.8 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 10 Canada: 9.6 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 11 Denmark: 9.4 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 12 Japan: 8.8 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 13 Norway: 8.7 deaths per 100,000 peopl
= 14 Finland: 8.6 deaths per 100,000 peopl
= 14 Switzerland: 8.6 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 16 Netherlands: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 peopl
# 17 Sweden

Recent Accidents

Date: October 12, 2010 Time: 19:50
Location: Near Kabul, Afghanistan
Operator: National Air Cargo Flight: 662
AC Type: Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Reg: 5X-TUC cn: 4362
Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Bagram AB - Kabul
Details: The cargo plane crashed into a mountainside about 18 miles east of Kabul Airport.

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Date: October 6, 2010 Time: 08:00
Location: Sierra de Santa Martha, Mexico
Operator: Aviones Taxi AIFE
AC Type: Cessna 501 Citation
Reg: XA-TKY cn: 501-0029
Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Minatitlan - Veracruz
Details: The air taxi crashed into mountains in poor weather conditons.

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Date: October 6, 2010
Location: Rasht Valley, Tajikistan
Operator: Military - Tajik National Guard
AC Type: Mi-8
Reg: ?
Aboard: 28 Fatalities: 28 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The military helicopter crashed after hitting power lines.

Top 12 Celebrity Deaths Stories

1. Death of Elvis Presley

Presley began his career in 1954 as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing "black" and "white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. Presley had a versatile voice and he had unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including rock and roll, gospel, blues, country, ballads and pop. To date, he has been inducted into four music halls of fame.

Presley's final performance was in Indianapolis at the Market Square Arena, on June 26, 1977. According to many of his entourage who accompanied him on tour, it was the "best show he had given in a long time" with "some strong singing".Another tour was scheduled to begin August 17, 1977, but at Graceland the day before, Presley was found unresponsive on the floor of his suite by fiancée, Ginger Alden, and attempts to revive the singer failed.Death was officially pronounced at 3:30 pm at the Baptist Memorial Hospital.Before his funeral, hundreds of thousands of fans, the press and celebrities lined the streets and many hoped to see the open casket in Graceland. One of Presley's cousins, Billy Mann,accepted $18,000 to secretly photograph the corpse; the picture duly appeared on the cover of the National Enquirer, making it the largest and fastest selling issue of all time. Two days after the singer's death, a car plowed into a group of 2000 fans outside Presley's home, killing two women and critically injuring a third. On Thursday, August 18, following a funeral service at Graceland,Elvis Presley was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, next to his mother. After an attempt to steal the body on August 28,and with no signs of security concerns at the cemetery abating,his—and his mother's—remains were reburied at Graceland in the Meditation Garden in October.Presley had developed many health problems during his life, some of them chronic.Opinions differ regarding the onset of his drug abuse. In 1994, the autopsy into Presley's death was re-opened. Coroner Dr. Joseph Davis declared: "There is nothing in any of the data that supports a death from drugs [i.e. drug overdose]. In fact, everything points to a sudden, violent heart attack.However, there is little doubt that polypharmacy/Combined Drug Intoxication caused his premature death.

2. Death of Michael Jackson

The death of Michael Jackson occurred after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2009. He was treated by paramedics at the scene, but was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
His personal physician, Conrad Murray, stated he found Jackson in his room, not breathing but with a faint pulse, and administered CPR to no avail. While initial reports discussed the possible role of painkillers in Jackson's death, attention later turned to the medications he reportedly took for insomnia, most notably the anesthetic propofol (Diprivan).On August 28, the Los Angeles County Coroner released an official statement saying that Jackson's death was a homicide caused by the combination of drugs in his system. Before his death, Jackson reportedly had been administered propofol, lorazepam and midazolam.
Law enforcement officials are conducting a manslaughter investigation of his personal physician, who has told investigators that he had been trying to wean Jackson off of propofol. His death triggered an outpouring of grief around the world, creating surges of Internet traffic and causing sales of his music and that of the Jackson 5 to soar. He had been scheduled to perform the This Is It concert tour to over one million people at London's O2 arena, from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010. His memorial on July 7, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he had rehearsed for the London concerts just two days before his death, was broadcast live around the world, attracting a global audience of up to one billion people.

3. Death of James Dean

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor.
Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled high school rebel Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his star power were as the awkward loner Cal Trask in East of Eden, and as the surly farmer Jett Rink in Giant. His enduring fame and popularity rests on only these three films, his entire output in a starring role. His death at an early age cemented his legendary status.

He was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two posthumous acting nominations (although other people had more than one posthumous nomination in other Oscar categories). In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Dean the 18th male movie star on their AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list.
He died in terrible car crash.

4. Death of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, home by her live-in housekeeper Eunice Murray on August 5, 1962. She was 36 years old at the time of her death.

Her death was ruled to be "acute barbiturate poisoning" by Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office and listed as "probable suicide." Many individuals, including Jack Clemmons, the first Los Angeles Police Department officer to arrive at the death scene, believe that she was murdered. No murder charges were ever filed.

The death of Marilyn Monroe is arguably one of the most debated conspiracy theories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

5. Death of Ayrton Senna

The death of Formula One triple world champion Ayrton Senna, on May 1, 1994, resulted from a crash that occurred while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy. The accidents of Senna and Roland Ratzenberger (the previous day) were the first fatal accidents in Formula One in 12 years, and were the worst of several accidents to take place during the race meeting.

There have been many attempted explanations for the cause of his death, but no consensus has been reached. His death was a turning point in the safety of Formula One, as many safety measures have since been implemented. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association was reformed later in 1994, and the association has contributed to these changes.

6. Death of Lady Di

Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their sons, Princes William and Harry are second and third in line to the thrones of the United Kingdom and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms. A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana remained the focus of near-constant media scrutiny in the United Kingdom and around the world before, during and after her marriage, even in the years following her sudden death in a car crash, which was followed by a spontaneous and prolonged show of public mourning. Contemporary responses to Diana's life and legacy were mixed but a popular fascination with the Princess endures. The long-awaited Coroner's Inquest concluded in April 2008 that Diana had been unlawfully killed by the negligent driving of the following vehicles and the driver of the Mercedes in which she was travelling.

7. Death of John Lennon

John Lennon was an English rock musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism. He was shot to death by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, on Monday, 8 December 1980; Lennon had just returned from the Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where it was stated that nobody could have lived for more than a few minutes after sustaining such injuries. Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon's death, crowds gathered at Roosevelt Hospital and in front of The Dakota. He was cremated on 10 December 1980, at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York; the ashes were given to Ono, who decided not to hold a funeral for him.

8. Death of Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his vocal prowess and flamboyant performances.
As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and "We Are the Champions". Fronted by Mercury, Queen went on to sell more than 300 million albums internationally.
According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS shortly after Easter of 1987.Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative for the virus.Despite the denials, the British press pursued the rampant rumours over the next few years, fuelled by Mercury's increasingly gaunt appearance, Queen's absence from touring, and reports from former lovers to various tabloid journals.
Toward the end of his life, he was routinely stalked by photographers, while the daily tabloid newspaper The Sun featured a series of articles claiming that he was seriously ill.

On 22 November 1991, Mercury called Queen's manager Jim Beach over to his Kensington home, to discuss a public statement. The next day, 23 November, the following announcement was made to the press on behalf of Mercury. Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with me, my doctors, and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue.

A little over 24 hours after issuing the statement, Mercury died on 24 November 1991 at the age of 45. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.

9. Death of Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah (pronounced /??li??/), was an American recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At an early age, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah was signed to Jive Records and Blackground Records by her uncle, Barry Hankerson. He introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. The album sold two million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed to Atlantic Records.Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold two million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again". The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.
After filming Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah filmed her part in Queen of the Damned. She released her third and final album, Aaliyah, in 2001. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video for the single "Rock the Boat". The pilot, Luis Morales III, was unlicensed at the time of the accident and had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system. Aaliyah's family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Blackhawk International Airways, which was settled out of court. Since then, Aaliyah has achieved commercial success with several posthumous releases. Selling over 24 million records worldwide, she has been credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop and has been named the "Queen of Urban Pop".

10. Death of Jim morrison
Morrison died on July 3, 1971. In the official account of his death, he was found in a Paris apartment bathtub by Courson. Pursuant to French law, no autopsy was performed because the medical examiner claimed to have found no evidence of foul play. The absence of an official autopsy has left many questions regarding Morrison's cause of death. Herve Muller has reported that he believes that Jim died of a heroin overdose at the RnR Circus. This is corroborated by the manager of the club Sam Bernett in a 2007 interview, and subsequent book. Morrison was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery on July 7.
Jim Morrison's grave at the Père Lachaise in Paris

Morrison died at age 27, the same age as several other famous rock stars.

11. Death of Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington, United States on April 8, 1994. Cobain, the lead singer of the American grunge band Nirvana, had checked out of a drug rehabilitation facility and been reported suicidal by his wife Courtney Love. The Seattle Police Department incident report states that Cobain was found with a shotgun across his body, had a visible head wound and there was a suicide note discovered nearby. The King County Medical Examiner noted that there were puncture wounds on the inside of both the right and left elbow. The Seattle Police Department investigated, and after an autopsy by the King County Coroner's Office, Cobain's death was ruled a suicide by a single gunshot blast coming from his jaw then exiting through the top of his head.

Despite the official ruling, several theories have arisen offering alternate explanations for Cobain's death. Tom Grant, a private investigator hired by Cobain's wife Courtney Love to find Cobain after his departure from rehab, put forth his belief that Cobain was murdered. Grant's theory has since been analyzed and questioned by television shows, films, and books. Authors and filmmakers have also attempted to explain what might have happened during Cobain's final days, and what might have led him to suicide.

12. Death of Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He has sold 75 million albums to date and is one of the best-selling music artists in the world.[1] In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor[2] and a social activist. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating egalitarianism. Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.

Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. He was later shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur was later convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to one and half to four and a half years in prison. After serving eleven months of his sentence he was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records. In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three albums for the Death Row label.

On the night of September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Nevada. He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center.

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Date: October 12, 2010 Time: 19:50
Location: Near Kabul, Afghanistan
Operator: National Air Cargo Flight: 662
AC Type: Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Reg: 5X-TUC cn: 4362
Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Bagram AB - Kabul
Details: The cargo plane crashed into a mountainside about 18 miles east of Kabul Airport.


Date: October 6, 2010 Time: 08:00
Location: Sierra de Santa Martha, Mexico
Operator: Aviones Taxi AIFE
AC Type: Cessna 501 Citation
Reg: XA-TKY cn: 501-0029
Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Minatitlan - Veracruz
Details: The air taxi crashed into mountains in poor weather conditons


Date: October 6, 2010
Location: Rasht Valley, Tajikistan
Operator: Military - Tajik National Guard
AC Type: Mi-8
Reg: ?
Aboard: 28 Fatalities: 28 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The military helicopter crashed after hitting power lines.

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Date: October 6, 2010
Location: Rasht Valley, Tajikistan
Operator: Military - Tajik National Guard
AC Type: Mi-8
Reg: ?
Aboard: 28 Fatalities: 28 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The military helicopter crashed after hitting power lines.

Date: September 21, 2010
Location: Chopan district, Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Operator: International Security Assistance Force
AC Type: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Reg: ?
Aboard: 13 Fatalities: 10 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The military helicopter crashed while en route. There were no reports of enemy fire prior to the accident.

Date: September 13, 2010 Time: 10:30
Location: Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Operator: Conviasa Airline Flight: 2350
AC Type: ATR 42-320
Reg: YV-1010 cn: 371
Aboard: 51 Fatalities: 17 Ground: 0
Route: Porlamar - Puerto Ordaz
Details: While en route, the passenger plane crashed and burned in a storage yard of a steel foundry, six miles SE of Puerto Ordaz Airport, after the pilot reported having problems controlling the aircraft.

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Date: September 21, 2010
Location: Chopan district, Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Operator: International Security Assistance Force
AC Type: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Reg: ?
Aboard: 13 Fatalities: 10 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The military helicopter crashed while en route. There were no reports of enemy fire prior to the accident.


Date: September 13, 2010 Time: 10:30
Location: Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Operator: Conviasa Airline Flight: 2350
AC Type: ATR 42-320
Reg: YV-1010 cn: 371
Aboard: 51 Fatalities: 17 Ground: 0
Route: Porlamar - Puerto Ordaz
Details: While en route, the passenger plane crashed and burned in a storage yard of a steel foundry, six miles SE of Puerto Ordaz Airport, after the pilot reported having problems controlling the aircraft.

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Date: September 3, 2010 Time: 19:39
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Operator: United Parcel Service- UPS Flight: 006
AC Type: Boeing B747-44AF
Reg: N571UP cn: 35668/1393
Aboard: 2 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0
Route: Dubai - Bonn, Germany
Details: The cargo plane crashed 10 km North of Dubai Airport shortly after taking off. The plane was attempting to return to the airport when the accident happened.


Date:; September 4, 2010 Time: 13:15
Location: Fox Glacier, New Zealand
Operator: Sky Dive New Zealand
AC Type: Fletcher FU-24-954
Reg: ZK-EUF cn: 281
Aboard: 9 Fatalities: 9 Ground: 0
Route: Fox Glacier Airstrip - Fox Glacier Airstrip
Details: Seconds after taking off from Fox Glacier airstrip, the aircraft crashed and burned in a field. The pilot and 8 passengers were killed.

Date: August 31, 2010 Time: 16:30
Location: Misima Island, Papua New Guinea
Operator: Trans Air
AC Type: Cessna 550 Citation II
Reg: P2-TAA cn: 550-0145
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0
Route: Port Moseby - Misima Island
Details: While attempting to land in heavy rain, the plane slid off the runway and ran into some trees bursing into flames. The copilot survived.

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Date: August 1, 2010 Time: 15:15
Location: Near Denali National Park, Alaska
Operator: All West Freight
AC Type: Fairchild C-123K
Reg: N709RR cn: 20158
Aboard: 3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The cargo plane crashed into Mount Healy while en route.
Date: July 31, 2010 Time: 21:00
Location: Near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Operator: Conair Aviaiton
AC Type: Convair CV-580 Air Tanker
Reg: C-FKFY cn: 129
Aboard: 2 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0
Route: Training
Details: The tanker crashed 9 miles south of Lytton while fighting a forest fire.

Date: July 28, 2010 Time: 18:14
Location: Near Anchorage, Alaska
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster
Reg: 00-0173
Aboard: 4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0
Route: Training
Details: The four airmen were killed when their cargo plane crashed into a wooded area near Elmendorf Air Force base.

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Poetry Today The Summer Thief

When you walk with me
Along this leaf-strewn city path,
I take shallow little breaths,
A still tongue behind pursed lips.
Your eyes flutter from time to time
Before they roll into the back of your head:
Two slits the colour of our brittle Autumn sky.
I am numb to my own footfall,
Yours I barely detect
As we haunt the barrows
In search of our misplaced summer.

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Date: July 28, 2010 Time: 18:14
Location: Near Anchorage, Alaska
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster
Reg: 00-0173
Aboard: 4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0
Route: Training
The four airmen were killed when their cargo plane crashed into a wooded area near Elmendorf Air Force base.



Date: July 28 2010 Time: 09:45
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Operator: Airblue Flight: 202
AC Type: Airbus A321-231
Reg: AP-BJB cn: 1218
Aboard: 152 Fatalities: 152 Ground: 0
Route: Karachi - Islamabad
The passenger plane crashed in the Margalla hills while attempting to land at Benazir Bhutto International Airport. The tower lost contact with the plane as it was about to land in poor weather conditions. All 146 passengers and crew of 6 were killed.This is the 70th worst accident in aviation history.

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Date: June 23, 2010 Time: 06:00
Location: Quebec, Canada
Operator: Aéropro Flight: 201
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Reg: C-FGIN cn: B-164
Aboard: 7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0
Route: Quebec -Sept-Îles
The pilot reported a problem with his right engine after take off and tried to return for an emergency landing but crashed into a private field and exploded, approximately 1 mile north of Jean-Lesage International Airport.

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Date: June 27, 2010 Time: 13:00
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Operator: Heli-Holland Airservices
AC Type: Eurocopter EC-130-B4
Reg: PH-ECJ cn: 3604
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0
Route: Rotterdam - Rotterdam
Shortly after taking off, the helicopter plunged into bush-covered sand-dunes near Rotterdam in front of a large group of cyclists taking part in a biking event. The helicopter was carrying three media photographers covering the event.

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Date: May 15, 2010 Time: 15:10
Location: Near Pokisi, Surname
Operator: Blue Wings Airlines
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Aboard: 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0
Route: Godo Holo Air Strip - Paramaribo
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With more details surrounding the fire hydrant ramming Tiger Woods accident, interviews with the neighbors reveal that the golf great was found “shoeless and snoring: on his lawn minutes after the accident.

After colliding with the hydrant and a tree in his 2009 Cadillac SUV, Woods drew the attention of Jarius Adams and his sister Kimberly Harris – with Jarius finding Tiger asleep on the lawn in front of his house as Elin Nordegren stood nearby.

"Elin was talking to him," Adams said of Tiger’s wife, telling that the Swedish beauty then asked him, "Can you please help me, can you please help me?"

After dialing for help, Adams says, "She was actually very quiet. Just kind of in shock, you know, just kind of sitting there. I tried to just keep everyone kind of calm.”

Describing the scene, Miss Harris explained, “The cops came, the Windermere cops came first, then the security guards came. And then it appears Mr. Woods's mom, and Tiger's wife's mom came out after the fact."

However, a spokeswoman for Elin’s mother, Barbro Holmberg, denied that she was there at the time, telling, "I don't know for sure, but I don't think so. I have not been informed about that. She was here again working on Monday again anyway."

As for the aftermath, Tiger was charged with careless driving and fined a mere $164.00