Kent M. Lucaccioni, Ltd. A tragic accident involving a school bus and an automobile occurred on Old Route 66 near Towanda, resulting in one fatality. No students were on the bus at the time of the accident. The county coroner was summoned to the scene.
Saying 'Im Sorry' results in fewer malpractice suits
One prominent physician remembers the day he made a terrible mistake. He also learned the dramatic effect an apology can have. In his 30 years as an infectious disease specialist, his patients ran the gamut of ailments. But the professor of a leading medical center will never forget the error he made and hopes others will learn from its lesson, just as he has. Simple mix-ups occur on a day-to-day basis in all places of work. In the medical profession, the repercussions can be devastating.
Elderly couple killed in freak bridge collapse
It's a seemingly normal day and at first glance, apparently uneventful driving conditions. The last thing on one couple's mind was watching out for a freight train hurtling down a cliff towards their vehicle after falling off a bridge. Yet that is precisely what happened to a Glenview couple, while they were driving just a few blocks south of their home. The crash made the incident nationwide news after a freight train hauling coal on the viaduct in record-breaking 100 plus degree heat plunged off the bridge. Witnesses to the north reportedly watching as the cars slowly rumbled off the tracks, down a precipice, over the bridge and ended up in billowing plumes of black coal dust.
Tragic hill-jumping accident claims lives of 5 relatives
Five people from the same family were killed in a crash in Hamilton County following a common rural activity known as hill-jumping. According to county deputies, locals call the area "thrill hills." Drivers speeding in the area have been known to go airborne. In this incident, the thrill killed. All six members of the family were residents of Collinsville.
