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Target recalls popular Easter Toy due to ingestion risk.

Posted on: April 21, 2017. Category: News, Product Liability, Safety

The mega-store, Target, is recalling more than 500,000 Easter toys due to a possible ingestion risk. The recalled products are the Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino Egg products. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that if these toys are swallowed, they can expand in the child’s stomach and cause serious abdominal problems that would require surgery. The toys may...

Man dies after being struck by SUV and pinned between his own car.

Posted on: April 21, 2017. Category: Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, News

A Ross Township man was killed on Tuesday after he was struck by an SUV. The man was standing next to his car that was parked on the street in front of his home. The SUV was traveling up the hill near the intersection of Hillendale and Rochester Road when the accident occurred. The SUV struck the man who then got pinned between his car and the SUV. The victim was taken to Allegheny General Hospital where he later...

Honda Recalls 37,000 Accords.

Posted on: April 12, 2017. Category: Safety

The well-known auto manufacturer has recalled 37,000 Accords due to a potential airbag risk. The most recently affected model in the largest automotive recall in history is the 2003 Honda Accord. What makes this recall different is that the Accord was not...

Wrong-Way Crash on Route 28 Leaves Two Young Women Dead.

Posted on: April 7, 2017. Category: Car Accidents

Early Thursday morning, around 3:30 a.m., an apparent wrong-way crash occurred on Route 28 near the Heinz Plant. One of the victims, a 24-year-old female from Coraopolis, was traveling outbound in the inbound lanes on Route 28, when she collided with another vehicle head-on. The victim in that vehicle was a 24-year-old female from Indiana, Pennsylvania. Both young women died due to the extent of their injuries. It is not certain as to why the young...

Woman Dies After Being Hit by Bus in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Posted on: March 21, 2017. Category: Personal Injury, Safety

A woman was struck by a shuttle bus in downtown Pittsburgh Saturday morning around 7 a.m. The accident occurred at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Grant Street. Investigators report that the woman was in the crosswalk when she was struck by the shuttle bus. The victim was taken to Mercy Hospital in critical condition where she later died from her severe injuries. ...

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