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fatality

[fey-tal-i-tee, fuh-] / feɪˈtæl ɪ ti, fə- /


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Traffic fatalities in Los Angeles declined from 2024 to 2025, but the number of deaths from accidents remains persistently high, according to a recent report by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

From Los Angeles Times

Police said provisional figures show that between 1 January and 22 March this year there were 18 road traffic fatalities in Northern Ireland.

From BBC

The Southland has also seen more rattlesnakes, with two recent human fatalities, as the early heat draws more serpents onto hiking trails.

From Los Angeles Times

From 2012 to 2022, the most recent decade for which data are available, there were a total of 24 shark injuries and three fatalities recorded.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite the two recent fatalities, death by rattlesnake bite remains rare in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times