Mar 19 - By Associated Press
A car has collided head-on with a school bus in central New Jersey, killing the car's driver and wounding three people, including two high school students.
Mar 19 - By Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press Writer
A top official in Sierra Leone's government said he raced to a town in the country Friday after news reports said at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident there, only to find out it was a hoax.

Mar 11 - By Laurie Kellman
The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are recovering from a violent crash last week that left them with injuries that could have been much worse, he told reporters Tuesday.

Mar 11 - By Ken Strickland, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday — the wife with a broken back and neck — after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said.

Mar 3 - By Jorge Sainz
The Mediterranean was heaving as the 68-year-old Italian stood in the cruise ship lounge. A moment later a monstrous wave shattered the windows and sent shards into her head, leaving her bleeding on the floor and calling out for her husband.
Mar 3 - By Associated Press
China's government says a bus crash in central Henan province has killed 19 people and injured seven others.

Feb 26 - By Ashraf Sweilam, Associated Press Writer
A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked Friday at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in fierce winds, leaving three crew members dead, officials said.

Feb 14 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
Figure skating great Peggy Fleming and former bobsled champion Vonetta Flowers sustained minor injuries Sunday in a traffic accident while riding with hockey Olympian Mike Eruzione in Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade at the Vancouver Olympics.

Feb 13 - By Associated Press
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a frightening, multi-car accident at Daytona International Speedway, where his car flipped upside down as he skidded along the superstretch during the Nationwide Series opener.
Feb 13 - By Associated Press
Authorities in north Louisiana say two people in a pickup truck were killed when the truck ran head-on into a tour bus carrying members of country singer Trace Adkins' band.
Feb 9 - By Associated Press
A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store. Police said the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking for batteries for the laser sight on a small handgun. When the man was back in his car, the gun accidentally fired, hitting him in the leg.

Feb 9 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Brandi Hepburn doesn’t remember a lot because it all happened so quickly. One moment she was sitting in the back seat of a glider with her 11-year-old son, being towed up for a pleasant flight over Boulder, Colo. An instant later, the tow plane was rammed by another small plane, and Hepburn and her son were flying through a searing fireball.
Feb 8 - By Christopher Elliott, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Accidents happen when you travel.

Feb 6 - By Associated Press
A glider pilot who flew to safety through a fireball from the midair collision of two planes over Boulder says it was just seconds between when he saw one plane approaching and when it collided with the plane towing him.
Jan 29 - By Associated Press
A test rocket fired by Indonesia's state-run weapons manufacturer crashed into a farm and seriously wounded the owners.

Jan 21 - By Associated Press
New audio recordings are being released from the Tiger Woods car crash investigation.
Jan 9 - By Associated Press
Three snowmobiles crossing a frozen Vermont lake plunged through the ice Saturday, killing a man, his 24-year-old daughter and 3-year-old granddaughter, police said.
Jan 9 - By Associated Press
A former New York City police commissioner has been accused of backing his SUV into a pregnant woman, then driving away.

Jan 7 - By Associated Press
Italian motorcyclist Luca Manca was critically injured Thursday in the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally and placed in an induced coma after falling from his bike.
Jan 4 - By Associated Press
A pedestrian who was hit by Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch's SUV in 2008 is suing the player, claiming he was drunk and that she was permanently injured.

Jan 3 - By Associated Press
A jet veered off the runway at a western German airport Sunday, but no one was injured, authorities said.

Dec 30 - By Associated Press
Tiger Woods had a "fat lip" but no other visible facial injuries when he met with Florida state troopers four days after the accident outside his home, according to a television report.
Dec 24 - By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Writer
A bus carrying mostly Quechua farmers and merchants home for Christmas plunged 250 feet (80 meters) into a ravine in Peru's southern Andes Thursday, killing 42 people and injuring at least eight, authorities said.
Dec 21 - By Associated Press
Baltimore County police say a UPS truck driver has been charged with running a red light and other violations in a crash that killed The Baltimore Sun's business editor.
Dec 18 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
A girdle from Mom? A teeth whitening kit from Dad? For some readers, our story on hit a little too close to home. Recipients of presents ranging from insulting to insensitive tell us their stories, including reader Rosalie Car of Sheffield Lake, Ohio.