2 h. ago Woman survives car crash only to die in freak accident moments later as body found in well

Mum of four Shirley Obert, 67, disappeared after being involved in a car crash in Georgia last Saturday and then 24 hours later her body was found down a well by search teams

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26 h. ago Promising young cowboy, 16, killed in freak accident after his family moved to Montana and opened ranch

A teen rodeo star who trained horses for professional cowboys has tragically died just months after his family relocated to build their ranch business.

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28 h. ago Woman, 67, survives car crash...only to escape vehicle and die in horrific freak accident moments later

Shirley Obert, 67, went missing Saturday after a car crash. She appeared to try to get help, but was found dead the following day after a horrific freak accident.

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5 d. ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died when 65kg bar fell on top of him in freak accident at university gym

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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6 d. ago Student dies in 'tragic' gym accident as 65kg bar smashes into his head

Medical student Mohammed Farraj, 21, was performing calf raises at the Sportspark gym when a heavy bar dropped and forced his neck to the ground - he died at the scene

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6 d. ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym when 65kg bar fell on top of him after he failed to correctly lock brakes on Smith Machine

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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6 d. ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym when 65kg bar fell on top of him after he failed to incorrectly lock brakes on Smith Machine

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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6 d. ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym after 65kg bar fell on top of him in front of horrified onlookers in 'accident', coroner rules

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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6 d. ago Student died after slipping while using gym’s weight machine, inquest told

Medical student Mohammed Farraj had been exercising at the gym at the University of East Anglia.

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1 week ago Tennessee woman suffers 'blunt force trauma' in FREAK dolphin accident that 'felt like a car accident'

A Tennessee mother was rushed into emergency surgery after she was injured in a freak accident while swimming with dolphins in Jamaica.

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2 w. ago ITV contestant rushed to hospital after 'freak accident' on Ryan Thomas' gameshow

A 99 To Beat contestant was forced to pull out of the ITV show after suffering a 'freak accident' while trying to clinch the £25,000 prize - and was rushed to hospital

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2 w. ago Mother jailed after freak hairdryer accident leads to baby’s toes being amputated

Woman says she fell asleep because of drowsiness from medication for postpartum depression

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2 w. ago Wife of man who plunged to his death from faulty chairlift speaks out after freak accident

Jeffrey Zinne's wife Meghan thanked all those who have supported her family since her husband tragically died in a freak accident involving a faulty chairlift in Montana

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3 w. ago ‘A cascade of terrible things’: documentary pieces together Rust shooting tragedy

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna pays tribute to the cinematographer killed in a freak on-set accidentAnyone who loved Halyna Hutchins expected her to become a name. At 42, Hutchins had worked her way from photojournalism to cinematography, building an impressive portfolio that was beginning to court attention in Hollywood. Her work alone attracted Joel Souza, a writer-director, who hired her in 2021 to be his director of photography for a new western called Rust, to film in Santa Fe that October. “She absolutely would have become a household name as a cinematographer,” said Rachel Mason, one of Hutchins’s close friends and the director of the new Hulu documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna. “Anyone who knew her had absolutely no doubt she was going to be on the highest level, winning awards, becoming well-known for that.”Hutchins didn’t get the chance. Instead, she became a household name in death, after a weapon actor Alec Baldwin was holding accidentally disch...

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3 w. ago WWE icon paralysed in freak accident gets out of wheelchair as he receives huge honour

Wrestling legend Lex Luger has spent most of the last 15 years in a wheelchair after medical issues, but was seen standing in an emotional video announcing his induction to the WWE Hall of Fame

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3 w. ago Twist of fate that left mother dead in freak beach accident: Mother slipped and got wedged head

A mother died when she became trapped underwater after falling in a gap between sea defence boulders while walking her dog with her daughter, an inquest heard today.

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