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Scranton Truck Accident Causes Five Pennsylvania Wrongful Deaths

Devastating fatal tractor-trailer accident in Scranton. Five people were killed on Pennsylvania highway Interstate 81 on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. 

 

A tragic incident unfolded on Interstate 81 in snowy northeastern Pennsylvania, resulting in the death of five people who were struck by a tractor-trailer after leaving their vehicles following a previous car crash. The initial car accident occurred when a minivan lost control, colliding with a median on the northbound interstate in Lackawanna County around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Four occupants of the van and a person from a separate car, who had been following them, exited their vehicles and were subsequently struck by the passing tractor-trailer. Emergency responders, including the coroner, multiple fire departments, and state police, attended the scene. The county coroner confirmed that all five victims were from New York state. The Scranton fatal accident took place amid a winter weather advisory that was in effect until 4 p.m. that day, warning of hazardous road conditions due to freezing temperatures and several inches of snow, urging drivers to use caution. Witnesses on the road reported slick conditions due to the accumulated snow. 

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Wrongful Death Mining Accident in Hollsopple Western Pennsylvania

Devastating fatal accident in mining company on October 2, 2023 in Western Pennsylvania – deceased victim was 37-year-old miner.

 

In a tragic incident at The Maple Springs Deep Mine in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, a mining company employee died in a devastating accident involving a shuttle car on October 2, 2023. Call a Pennsylvania wrongful death attorney in Pittsburgh PA to speak with an experienced workplace accident lawyer. The worker, a 37-year-old man, became trapped between the shuttle car and an interior wall within the mine, resulting in multiple blunt force injuries that led to death at the scene. Pennsylvania police reports revealed his death as accidental.

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Philadelphia Birth Injury Due to Difficult Child Delivery

Pennsylvania birth trauma occurs when a healthcare professional fails to provide safe labor and delivery. A Philadelphia birth injury may refer to any physical damage occurring due to various factors, including prolonged and difficult childbirth. A broad spectrum of more or less severe consequences may be caused by an injury that occurs during or right after birth. Sometimes, birth injuries may be caused even by negligence before the delivery or failure to administer treatment for the fetus or future mother. Let’s focus on those birth injuries caused by doctors’ failures related to strenuous labor. Having a baby is inextricably linked with some risk factors, including congenital diseases and genetic defects. Modern medical equipment and doctors with expertise and skills are there to decrease the risks and focus on mothers’ and babies’ needs. Sadly, even experienced and skilled doctors sometimes fail due to preexisting conditions, fatigue, negligence, mistakes, wrong test results, misreading test results, and many other errors. Doctors should know that every pregnancy and baby delivery is unique and prepared for every possibility. It is estimated that lots of birth injuries could have been prevented. Parents of the baby sustaining life-altering preventable injury or disability may be entitled to sue the hospital and liable doctors for their baby’s irreversible health consequences. Philadelphia birth injuries may result in severe cognitive delays, physical disability, inability to live independently, and speaking issues. Even if the Lehigh Valley birth defects or injuries are related to the fetus’ or woman’s congenital feathers, doctors may still be liable for the damage because they must perform emergency cesarean section or other medical procedures properly in some instances. Call a Philadelphia birth injury lawyer for a free consultation.

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Newark Apartment Explosion Lawyer in New Jersey

Call a Newark NJ explosion attorney for a free consultation. A collapsed building on South Pine Lane in Newark, New Jersey left several injured victims and 31 displaced people. The Newark housing complex explosion occurred in South Pine Lane on Friday evening, July 21, 2023. An explosion at a two-story apartment building in Newark, New Jersey resulted in a portion of the structure being reduced to rubble. The devastating incident took place at 6 p.m. on July 21st 2023. The exact location of the explosion’s origin remains unknown. The walls of the building were completely blown off, leaving behind debris and forgotten furniture. Numerous residents lost their homes as the building suffered extensive damage. Fortunately, no lives were lost, though five individuals were transported to nearby hospitals, with one woman sustaining severe burns. A Newark explosion lawyer can help.

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Reading Candy Factory Explosion Lawyer

According to the local Police Department, two people lost their lives and nine are still unaccounted for after an explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, PA on March 24, 2023. The explosion started a 4-alarm fire which resulted in the fatalities at the R.M. Palmer Company on 77 S. 2nd Ave, West Reading, PA 19611. Sadly, the wrongful death toll is expected to increase. An experienced gas explosion lawyer in Reading PA is available at the Trapani Law Firm to help with free consultations.

Witnesses at the scene recount the situation starting with a large explosion sound coming from the direction of the candy factory and then seeing flames from the same direction. There were multiple complaints of a gas smell at the Reading chocolate factory explosion site. A Reading wrongful death attorney is available anytime for a free consultation. We are here to help the Berks County community after this devastating candy factory wrongful death explosion in West Reading Pennsylvania.

Officials report that in addition to the two casualties the explosion and subsequent fire caused multiple personal injuries in Reading PA, the exact number remaining unknown at this time. Several fire crews from the local Reading Fire Departments responded to the scene of the fire.

Update: The reading wrongful death toll has risen to 5 fatalities with 2 more candy factory employees still missing. A press conference is scheduled for 9:00 P.M. Sunday March 26, 2023. A crisis number has been established for the Reading community. The number is 610-374-5224 extension 529. Additionally, you can call the Trapani Law Firm to speak with a Reading gas explosion attorney or a wrongful death lawyer in Reading PA at 610-351-2330.

Multi-vehicle car accident on Route 33 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania traffic accident occurred Wednesday morning on Route 33 North between Saylorsburg and Route 209 in the Hamilton Township portion of the highway. A personal injury accident involving a tractor-trailer, a pickup truck, and a sedan passenger car occurred on March 1st at 10:55 AM on Route 33. Police reported that a faulty tractor-trailer was stopped on the left lane of the southbound lanes on the highway near mile marker 20,6. It was stuck between the rig and another damaged vehicle – a pickup truck. The third vehicle – a passenger car was trapped under the trailer causing Pennsylvania personal injuries. A medical helicopter landed on the scene of the Route 33 accident. Lanes on both sides were closed to make emergency access for paramedics and police officers. No fatalities have been reported at this time.

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Elizabeth New Jersey Bus and a Tractor-Trailer Accident NJ Turnpike

The horrible Elizabeth bus accident occurred on February 14 about 7:30 AM near exit 13 on the northbound outer roadway of the New Jersey Turnpike. The bus, on the 139 line, was headed from Lakewood to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on February 14th morning when it collided with a tractor-trailer. Police said that 25 passengers were taken to local New Jersey hospitals for personal injury.

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30 Year Old Victim of Falling Concrete in Philadelphia Center City, South 13th Street

Woman was struck in her head by a concrete slab that fell from a building in Philadelphia PA. The 30 year old victim is in critical condition after the accident. Injured woman was transported to Jefferson Hospital immediately after the Philadelphia personal injury accident. The devastating incident occurred on the 200 block of S 13th and Chancellor Streets in the Center City section of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. A woman was hit by a falling object after 9am on Wednesday near Walnut Street and Walnut Square.

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Wrongful Death Allentown Tractor-Trailer Accident in Upper Macungie, PA

Two people were killed in a traffic accident in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania on Sunday, January 29th. The wrongful death truck accident involved a car and a tractor-trailer. A car was heading south on Folk Road when it got struck by an eastbound tractor trailer that collided when its driver tried to cross Hamilton Boulevard around past 4:00 p.m. The fatal truck accident is under investigation by the Lehigh County Crash Reconstruction Task Force and the county district attorney’s office. The identities of the victims were not immediately revealed. According to a police officer, the deceased victims’ names are being withheld pending notification of their family members. Coroner reported that they were killed on the spot at the intersection of Hamilton Boulevard and Folk Road.

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