Need to inject this bit of black humor into the stream today. Instructor at #Lakewood#Colorado "Learn to Drive" had a bit of a parking issue yesterday. Only one minor injury, the driving instructor was cite for a "traffic violation" per local PD. #traffic#accident#funny
CHP Moorpark: "CHP Moorpark is on scene with a 5 veh crash on Moorpark Rd. 2 people were transported to the hospital and a truck carrying lumber overturned." #Moorpark#TC#accident#ConejoValley#ThousandOaks
"Around midnight, the Coastguard Center received a report from the Fremantle Highway vessel that there was a fire on board. The vessel has 2857 cars on board, 25 of which are electric cars. The 23 crew members are currently being evacuated. Several KNRM lifeboats and a Noordgat salvage vessel are on site. " (google translated) #Fremantle#Highway#FremantleHighway#ship#accident#Netherlands
#FremantleHighway#Accident "Update: Jul 26, 2023 5:23 am
All 23 crew members were evacuated from the burning vessel. Part of the crew is brought ashore by a KNRM vessel and part of the crew is brought ashore by helicopter. The Fremantle Highway is currently located approximately 15 nautical miles north of the Ameland coast. There is still a fire on board. The Coast Guard and emergency services on site are trying to further damage" #marine#ship#fire
On January 12, 2007, KDND's morning show, the Morning Rave, held an on-air contest entitled Hold Your Wee for a Wii, in which contestants were asked to drink as much water as they could without urinating... A 28-year-old contestant, Jennifer Strange, died of water intoxication hours after taking part in the contest....
At least seven people were killed and 16 others missing in Bhutan after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric plant on Thursday, local media reported.
#SantaBarbaraCounty (via SBC Fire PIO) "Vehicle Rollover: HWY 1 NB at Graciosa Rd. Santa Maria. Single vehicle found on it’s roof, off the roadway, approx 10’ over the side, w/single driver occupant. ... 54 yo male patient trapped overnight. Vehicle was noted by passerby who call 911. Patient transport to MMC by ground ambulance w/ minor injuries. Cause under investigation w/CHP." #accident#rescue
Holding Putin Accountable Would Require an Actual Rules-Based World Order
Washington’s long-standing hostility to the International Criminal Court undermines any future war crimes prosecutions over Ukraine. If for no other reason....
Far from risking the
prosecution of “peacekeeping” forces, as US officials claimed when justifying their refusal to submit to the court, being party to the ICC would mean US war criminals might face some actual justice.
(Imagined dialogue) "Helios! Did you let Phaethon borrow the chariot AGAIN?!?! What have you done?!?! Zeus is not going to be happy about this happening again, and we're going to have to take the chariot back in for repairs!" #PostcardsFromTheAnthropocene#hatwave#greece
In short: bad #teenage driver, too much #horsepower, inadequate use of force policy for the #police department, and power-mad official shot his weapon at a moving car (which always ends up very bad), causing an #accident.
Every fatal #aviation#accident is devastating, but some are just unbelievably tragic. RIP to the pilots and please secure your loose articles in flight. #helicopter#safety
All six people aboard the Manang Air chopper that crashed at Lamjura of Likhupike Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district on Tuesday, have died in the accident....
Hold your Wee for a Wii contest. A mom trying to win a popular gaming console for her kid is killed participating in a radio-show contest. (en.wikipedia.org)
On January 12, 2007, KDND's morning show, the Morning Rave, held an on-air contest entitled Hold Your Wee for a Wii, in which contestants were asked to drink as much water as they could without urinating... A 28-year-old contestant, Jennifer Strange, died of water intoxication hours after taking part in the contest....
Seven killed in Bhutan as floods wash away part of hydropower plant (www.reuters.com)
At least seven people were killed and 16 others missing in Bhutan after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric plant on Thursday, local media reported.
Nepal helicopter crash: All six aboard Manang Air chopper dead (kathmandupost.com)
All six people aboard the Manang Air chopper that crashed at Lamjura of Likhupike Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district on Tuesday, have died in the accident....
At least 51 killed and 32 injured in vehicle crash in Kenya, police and Red Cross say (www.npr.org)
A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, killing at least 51 people, police said.