crashing

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Mirman was hospitalized for serious injuries on Tuesday after being pulled out of the window of his Lucid Gravity that had caught fire after crashing into the Bedford Toll Plaza in New Hampshire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But she kept crashing into the same barriers.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

In a flash of lightning, he saw a “huge tsunami-like wave crashing through large trees with a terrifying roar,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Switzerland's Muriel Furrer, 18, died after crashing during the junior road race in Zurich in her home country in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“And then, out of nowhere, this huge grizzly came crashing out of the woods.”

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis