9 h. ago Man, 22, with 'great future ahead of him' dies after 'freak accident'

Friends and family have paid tribute to Curtis Arckless, who was described as having a 'heart of gold'

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65 h. ago Nascar driver falls from roof of car while celebrating race win and breaks collarbone

Rookie Connor Zilisch cleared of serious head injury in New York‘Grateful it wasn’t any worse,’ says 19-year-old after freak accidentNascar rookie Connor Zilisch has been ruled out of the Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International in New York after breaking his collarbone when he fell off the roof of his car on Saturday.The 19-year-old won the Mission 200 at the Glen Xfinity Series race and climbed out of his No 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to celebrate. He had one foot on the roof and one on the ledge of the window and was posing for photographs when he lost his balance and tumbled to the ground head-first. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Horrifying way dad discovered son had been killed in helicopter horror

Isiah Otieno was just 23 and studying in Canada when he was killed in the freak accident as a helicopter hurtled out of the sky and knocked him to his death

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7 d. ago Boy, 8, impaled by bike's handlebars in horror freak accident

The mother of the boy, who is thought to be eight years old, released a statement on social media about the "horrific freak accident" at Longridge pump track in Preston on Friday

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7 d. ago Freak hotel room accident left toddler's face 'pouring with blood', claims mum

Danielle Kenny's daughter Valencia, three, was left with a 6cm cut and two 2cm cuts on her head after she claims a cabinet fell on her while staying in the hotel

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3 w. ago Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine by metal chain in freak accident

The 61-year-old suffered catastrophic injuries at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island on Wednesday afternoon

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3 w. ago Man dies in freak accident after being 'sucked into MRI machine' wearing metal necklace

The man, 61, was rushed to hospital with critical injuries after being pulled into the MRI machine while wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, but sadly died the next day

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3 w. ago Man dies in horrific accident after making huge mistake during MRI procedure

The 61-year-old was involved in the freak accident on Wednesday at Nassau County Open MRI in Westbury, New York.

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3 w. ago Manchester United make decision on Diego Leon future after summer transfer

Diego Leon completed his transfer to Man United at the start of July and is in the squad to face Leeds in Stockholm.

Sport

3 w. ago Christiaan Bezuidenhout's speech impediment caused by tragic accident as toddler

South African golfer Christiaan Bezuidenhout is currently in action at the The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush - but he nearly died aged two after a freak accident

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3 w. ago Felix Baumgartner's last tragic Instagram post before fatal paragilde crash

Felix Baumgartner, who famously jumped from the 'edge of space' in a pressure suit, shared a photo with the caption 'too much wind' hours before dying in a freak paragliding accident aged 56

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4 w. ago Kite surfer dead after 'freak accident' involving moored yacht off the Dorset coast

The man, believed to be in his 70s, was recovered from the water by a harbour patrol boat and taken to the harbour jetty where he was pronounced dead at the scene this afternoon.

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4 w. ago Bride's fairytale wedding on stunning golf course descended into chaos after freak accident, lawsuit claims

Natasha Quigley claims her dream wedding was ruined after a freak accident, which has left her harmed and scarred almost a year later.

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