collision

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Police were called to Greenfield Road in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, at 23:50 BST on Friday, after a vehicle was involved in a collision with three teenage boys, two riding a bike and another on a scooter.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Rousseau had sparked controversy by issuing an English-only video message to express condolences after a deadly collision late on March 22 between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The driver of the pickup truck then tried to edge off to the side of the road, Budensiek said, and Woods swerved to avoid a collision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The CEO of Air Canada has apologised after he was criticised for not speaking French in a condolence video message he released after a collision at LaGuardia airport that killed two pilots.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A collision with a small boulder could have sent the spacecraft tumbling wildly out of control, its antenna unable to lock on the Earth, its data lost forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan