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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Venus Williams has reached a settlement with the estate of a man who died in a traffic collision in Florida with a car driven by the tennis star. The family of 78-year-old Jerome Barson filed a wrongful death suit against Williams following the June 2017 crash in Palm Beach, Florida. No charges were filed by police against Williams or the driver of the other car over the accident. The settlement […]
Bodyguard survives (Eagle News)~Laoag Vice Mayor Michael Fariñas was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, June 6. The nephew of House Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas was driving a black Mercedes Benz V8 Biturbo on a bypass road in Laoag when he lost control of the vehicle at 5:45 p.m. The vice mayor’s vehicle rammed into a concrete barrier and then leapt into a ricefield. He and his security detail, P02 Melchor Geronimo, were rushed to Gov. […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — A car ploughed into a crowd on Rio de Janeiro’s tourist-packed Copacabana seaside promenade on Thursday, killing a baby and injuring 17 people, authorities said, with the driver telling investigators he suffered a seizure. The black car, its windshield shattered and the front caved in, came to rest on the beach where some of the injured were frantically being treated. The Rio de Janeiro health secretariat told AFP that […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three Filipinos died after being involved in a car accident in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The three were on their way to the United Arab Emirates when their vehicle collided with another. According to the Philippine Consul-General Imelda Panulong, the papers of the three were already being arranged so that their remains could be returned to the Philippines.
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anton Yelchin, a rising young actor who starred as Chekov in the new “Star Trek” film, was killed early Sunday in a freak car accident, his publicist said. He was 27. “The news is so sad and true,” Jennifer Allen said in a statement. Yelchin “was killed in a fatal traffic collision early this morning,” she added. “His family requests you respect their privacy.” The accident took place in […]
Alexander Tulfo was riding his bicycle home when he was hit by a car that accidently collided with the concrete island in Marcos Highway, Antipolo City. The strong impact crushed the man’s bike. The driver of the car will shoulder the hospital expenses of the victim.
