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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Louisiana: Louisiana Fire Chief Struck and Killed by Bus
On Saturday August 27, 2016, firefighters, State Police troopers and citizens climbed over a guardrail, down 30 feet into alligator infested canal waters to rescue 3 St. John the Baptist Parish firefighters thrown from an Interstate 10 bridge after they were hit by a party bus-driven by an illegal immigrant this morning. Charges pending against bus driver who slammed into 3 Firefighters, throwing them over the bridge and into the water below.
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Louisiana: Officer Shannon Brown was struck by a car during a traffic stop and succumbed to his injuries Saturday
A Louisiana police officer has died after a car struck him during a traffic stop last Sunday.
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New York: Tioga County Fire Official Killed by Backing Pickup Truck
The top fire official in Tioga County was killed Wednesday when a county pickup truck struck him while backing up, officials said.
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Pennsylvania: FIREFIGHTER LODD DETAILS-STRUCK BY BACKING APPARATUS
The Hilltop (PA) Volunteer Fire Department along with the McKean County Department of Emergency Services regrets to announce the Line of Duty Death of active Firefighter and former Fire Chief Donald Ishman.
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California: Officer Struck and Killed in San Jose
Police, family and South Bay residents paid their respects as a procession honoring Officer Michael Katherman took the fallen officer from San Jose to a Los Gatos funeral home. Officer Michael Katherman, 34, was struck by a silver minivan while on patrol Tuesday afternoon on North 10th Street and succumbed to his injuries at a hospital a short time later, police said.
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Louisiana: New Orleans PD officer Natasha Hunter dies of injuries from I-10 crash
New Orleans Police officer Natasha Hunter, 32, died Tuesday afternoon (June 7) of injuries she suffered early Sunday morning when a suspected drunk driver hit her while she investigated a multi-vehicle crash on an Interstate 10 shoulder near the Esplanade Avenue exit, New Orleans police said.
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Sweden: Firefighter Struck and Killed
A firefighter has died after being hit along the E6. The fireman was hit in the rescue work after a truck accident.
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New Jersey: Crossing guard killed by pickup truck at Trenton intersection
A crossing guard was struck and killed by a pickup truck Monday afternoon on Route 129 in Trenton.
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Georgia: HERO Operator Dies of August 2015 Injuries
It’s with Great Sadness that I bring to you the news of the Passing of HERO Operator Moses King, who has succumbed to the injuries received while protecting those working the accident scene on the down town connector in August of 2015.
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South Carolina Firetruck hits Firefighter, Resulting in His Death
A Conway Firefighter is dead after responding to a house fire Sunday afternoon on Hickory Circle. Officials say the firefighter was struck by a fire engine, resulting in the death.