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• Belgian star Sterchele killed in car accident

  - 2008-05-08

  BRUSSELS AFP — FC Bruges' Belgian international Francois Sterchele was killed in a car accident on Wednesday night, Belgian media report Thursday. The 26-year-old was travelling alone between Antwerp and Knokke in the north of the country when his Porsche left the road and smashed into a tree. ...

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• Loeb crashes out of Rally of Jordan after 'stupid' mistake

  - 2008-04-26

  AMMAN AFP — Four-time world champion Sebastien Loeb crashed out of the Rally of Jordan on Saturday after what he labelled a "stupid" accident as he was driving between stages. The French Citroen driver was more than 34 seconds up on his teammate Daniel Sordo after setting three successive...

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• No solace for Bond stuntmen after second crash

  - 2008-04-23

  ROME AFP — The shooting of the latest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" is proving dangerous for stuntmen after a second crash Wednesday in just five days left one daredevil in intensive care. The accident happened when the car used by two stuntmen rammed into a filming lorry...

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• Sandra Bullock, husband unhurt in car accident: report

  - 2008-04-19

  WASHINGTON AFP — A car carrying actress Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James, was hit by a drunk driver, but no one involved in the accident was hurt, People magazine reported on its website Saturday. The magazine said the accident occurred late Friday in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where Bullock...

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• Moroccan striker in intensive care after car accident

  - 2007-12-19

  BIELEFELD, Germany AFP — Moroccan international Abdelaziz Ahanfouf is in intensive care, but in a stable condition, after the footballer sustained head injuries in a motorway accident. The 29-year-old striker, who has won six caps for his country, was in a serious accident on Monday night when the jeep...

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• Climate change deadlier than car accidents: European agency

  - 2007-10-10

  BELGRADE AFP — Europe needs to take drastic action to reverse complex environmental issues that have shortened the life expectancy of its people by almost a year, the European Environmental Agency said Wednesday. "Air pollution continues to pose a significant threat to health: it shortens average life expectancy in...

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• Nugget Smith released from hospital after car smash

  - 2007-06-12

  NEPTUNE CITY, United States AFP — Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith was released from hospital one day after a passenger in his automobile died following Saturday's accident. Smith suffered a shoulder injury and numerous abrasions and contusions in the accident that claimed the life of 21-year-old Andre Bell, who...

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• Dozens injured when car plows into street fair

  - 2007-06-03

  WASHINGTON AFP — A outdoor street festival became a scene of horror when a woman plowed her car into a crowd, injuring 38 people including several children, police in Washington said on Sunday, as they investigated the incident. The accident occurred late Saturday, when a female driver, reportedly with...

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• Hamilton says sorry for Monaco Formula One accident

  - 2007-05-24

  MONTE CARLO AFP — World championship leader Lewis Hamilton apologised to his McLaren team for causing them additional repair work on Thursday after his crash in opening practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. The 22-year-old British rookie, who is the youngest ever Formula one leader, collided heavily with the...

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• Organisers call off 'Gumball' rally after deadly crash

  - 2007-05-03

  LONDON AFP — Organisers called off a car rally involving celebrities and millionaires Thursday evening after two British drivers were arrested in Macedonia accused of being involved in a crash that claimed the life of a local man. Nicholas Morley and Matthew McConville, who were participants in the cross-border...

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