Six children and one adult were injured after they were thrown from a “spooked” camel at the Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh. The accident occurred during intermission when children can ride the camels and ponies. It is not certain as to what scared the camel and made him buck and throw the individuals off. Five children were transported to Children’s Hospital with minor injuries. One child was taken to UPMC Mercy with a fractured...Several Injured After Being Thrown from Camel at Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh
Six children and one adult were injured after they were thrown from a “spooked” camel at the Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh. The accident occurred during intermission when children can ride the camels and ponies. It is not certain as to what scared the camel and made him buck and throw the individuals off. Five children were transported to Children’s Hospital with minor injuries. One child was taken to UPMC Mercy with a fractured...
A woman was killed after a self-driving Uber car struck her. The woman was crossing the street outside of the marked crosswalk. Reports say that the self-driving Uber car was traveling 40 mph when it struck the woman. The car was in self-driving mode but had a safety driver. The safety driver is a person who is supposed to step in and manually drive the car if there is an issue. Uber announced that they have temporarily stopped all self-driving car...
A pediatrician is warning consumers of the potential dangers of the Crayola Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap after one of their patients suffered a chemical burn after using it. The pediatric group posted a warning on Facebook after seeing a patient with severe burns and several layers of skin lost due to the fingerpaint soap. The group says the young boy’s mother tried reaching out to the company several times and has not received a response back....
A Pittsburgh man has died in a tree trimming accident when the bucket truck he was using malfunctioned. The tree service employee was cutting trees 60 feet off the ground with a chainsaw when the arm of the bucket truck he was in malfunctioned and fell to the ground, throwing him from the bucket truck. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner said the man died due to blunt force trauma along with a sharp-force wound to the abdomen. The man was an employee...
Five people are injured after the ski lift they were on malfunctioned. The ski resort, located in State College, Pennsylvania, released a statement saying that one chair on the ski lift malfunctioned, causing it to become loose and slide backwards into another chair. This caused a chain reaction with 4 other chairs. It took safety officials 90 minutes to get everyone safely down from the ski lift. The ski resort says the lift was previously inspected...