accident
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Before the accident, Six Flags had faced scrutiny over the safety record associated with another of its attractions: the X2 coaster at its Magic Mountain park in Southern California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Chao, 44, admitted to officers that she had caused the accident, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
A Pentagon official told AFP in a statement that "an accident" had occurred.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
"In art we say it's like a happy accident and that's when something good happens as well."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“It wasn’t an accident and we did nothing wrong,” Maya-Jade said.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Authorities are investigating multiple vehicle accidents in Oxnard and Simi Valley involving ICE agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Even after dramatic accidents, drivers in many cases escape relatively unscathed.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Airlines, regulators and aerospace manufacturers have worked to stamp out deadly accidents resulting from overshooting runways, mistakenly flying into terrain or failures in aircraft structures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He has encountered numerous mothers coping with the sudden death of their partner from causes such as shootings, car accidents and other unexpected events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The patients who come to the Damasios' clinic are not victims of blasting accidents.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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