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NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports for "Motor Vehicle - Struck-by" Incidents
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Montana Firefighter Struck and Killed While Managing Traffic
A volunteer firefighter is dead after a tractor trailer crashed into his vehicle while he was responding to a wreck on Interstate 90 near Haugan, MT. The Montana Highway Patrol says the 59-year-old firefighter from Haugan was responding to a single-vehicle wreck involving minor injuries. He was working in a traffic control function when he was struck by an out-of-control tractor-trailer.
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Texas Officer Who Was Hit by Squad Car Dies
A San Antonio police officer who was critically injured in a weekend traffic accident when he was hit by another officer's patrol vehicle died Monday evening.
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South African Traffic Officer Dies at KZN Accident Scene on N2
Two people, including a policewoman, were killed after being struck by a minibus taxi while controlling traffic at the scene of another accident on the N2 highway north of Durban this morning.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After 4 Years In Coma
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who stood out for his youthful energy, despite being one of the older recruits to join the force, died Friday afternoon October 24, four years after a car struck him, sending him into a long-term coma. He was 44.
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Pennsylvania Officer Struck and Killed While Investigating Accident
A Northern York Regional police officer (PA) was reportedly struck by a passing motorist and killed this morning (October 21) on U.S. 15, while attempting to reconstruct a fatal accident which occurred Sunday.
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Indiana Deputy Dies from Struck-By Injuries
A Monroe County, Indiana deputy died Sunday afternoon after she was struck by a vehicle while on duty Friday night.
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MA Officer Dies From Injuries Suffered at Fair
The part-time police officer who died after being hit by a car while directing traffic was described today as a family man and dedicated public servant.
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Louisiana Deputy Struck and Killed During Burglary Investigation
A 53-year-old Lafourche Parish sheriff's deputy died after she was run over by a car while investigating a burglary at a convenience store. Deputies say they have a suspect in custody.
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N.Y. Officer Dies After Being Struck by Car
A Port Dickinson police officer who was hit by a drunk driver while standing outside his patrol car Sunday has died, the Broome County Sheriff's Office said this morning.
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New Zealand Officer Struck and Killed by Stolen Car
A Porirua policeman has died after being struck by a stolen car linked to an aggravated robbery in Tawa. The Honda Prelude was being pursued in Titahi Bay about 3am on Friday after it had been carjacked in Tawa.