Tag: Accident

30 US Marines and Navy Sailors Injured in Training Accident

At least 30 sailors and Marines were injured off the Atlantic coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Wednesday when two landing hovercrafts collided. Landing Craft Air Cushions, or LCACs, from both the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp and the transport dock vessel USS New York crashed into each other, according to a Navy announcement. Sailors assigned […]

‘Completely Freak Accident’ on Set of Upcoming Eddie Murphy Movie Injures, Hospitalizes Multiple Crew Members

An unspecified number of crew members were injured near Atlanta on Tuesday during the filming of the upcoming Eddie Murphy film, “The Pickup.” The scene had been previously rehearsed, according to an unnamed spokesperson from Amazon MGM Studios, the studio producing the film, and “all safety precautions” had been taken. Another unidentified source, said by […]

Angela Chao, sister of Elaine Chao, dies in Texas car accident

Angela Chao, chief executive of a major shipping company and former board member of the state-owned Bank of China, died in a car accident in Texas on Sunday, according to her family and multiple published reports. Ms. Chao, 50, was head of the Foremost Group and the sister of former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who […]