All news on the topic: Accidental death

The nine-year-old boy escaped the collapsing sand hole as his sister reached for his hand in her final moments, the parents describe the pair as ''built-in best friends''

Three kids aged 3 to 5 were killed in a fiery explosion that resulted from a school bus and lorry crashing into each other on US Route 24 in Rushville, Illinois, that also killed both drivers

A two-year-old Amish toddler is the sole survivor of a deadly crash that killed his parents, brothers, and sisters, as a couple managed to grab the toddler

A New Jersey couple hit by a car while crossing the road were rushed to hospital after reportedly suffering serious injuries — only to later get slapped with a fine for jaywalking

An Alabama toddler was mauled to death by his neighbour's two dogs, which were kept in a pen outside in between the homes

Police are investigating the death of a shipping CEO, Angela Chao, who heads up Foremost Group and is the sister-in-law of Minority Leader of the United States Senate Mitch McConnell, after she was found dead in mysterious circumstances

A coroner has warned a hospital trust about a number of failings in processes and technology that came to light during an inquest into the death of a female psychiatric patient

A drink-driver who plowed into a bride on her wedding day last year, killing her and severely injuring her new husband, has been released from jail after posting her £118,500 bail

11-year-old Miracle Mae tragically lost her life after the stroller she was in was struck by a car alongside her mother, Marquise Reese, while crossing a street in Tucson, Arizona

A terrible accident has shocked a Louisiana community after a truck driver unknowingly crushed a 7-year-old boy by pulling out, without noticing the child was underneath, reaching for his ball

Dozens of camps have sprung up around America in a multi-billion dollar industry where parents are promised a solution for their troubled children, but the reality is a harsh environment that often does more harm than good

Arini Mohamed Adinan was go-karting in Indonesia when she slammed into a barrier at full speed, causing her helmet to be thrown off, before later dying in hospital

Harry Defina watched seven-year-old Sloan Mattingly die after she was swallowed by a heap of sand after digging a hole at the beach. Now, he says he regretful that he didn't step in and save the girl's life

The 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly tragically died after she was buried alive in a sand hole collapse while playing with her brother, Maddox, on a Florida beach. A relative says she was trying to grab her brother's leg in her final moments

Sloan Mattingly, from Indiana, was buried inside a sand hole while playing during a family holiday when a 5-foot-deep sand hole collapsed on her and her 9-year-old brother, Maddox

Sloan Mattingly, 7, was playing on a beach in Florida with her older brother Maddox, 9, when they decided to dig a hole. Tragically, it collapsed on them, burying Sloan completely

A fatal bus crash in Spring Valley, New York, has reportedly led to one death, allegedly that of a 5-year-old girl after the bus ran into her as she crossed the street

Hospital authorities have been forced to apologise and pay out compensation after a man with Down's syndrome was starved for nine days due to a huge blunder

WARNING — GRAPHIC IMAGES AND CONTENT: The parents of Lacey Ellen Fletcher, 36, who was found melted and fused to her parents' couch in early 2022, pleaded no contest to the charges of manslaughter brought against them for the severe neglect

Eight-year-old Adalynn Pierce was tragically mowed down before her mother's eyes by Kaylee Andre, 25, as the young girl boarded a halted school bus

We take a look at the family of Nicola Bulley, who died in an accident a year ago. The mum-of-two had been walking her dog by the river when she disappeared and was discovered in the water more than three weeks later

A new documentary looks back at the police investigation following the disappearance of Nicola Bulley last year. We detail what we know about the mortgage advisor's final minutes before tragedy struck

A toxicology report in connection to the three Kansas City Chiefs fans who froze to death outside a friend's home last month showed the men had 'several substances' in their system at the time of their deaths

A teenage brother and sister were orphaned after a horror crash left their entire family dead — their parents and two younger brothers. Now, their uncle is scrambling to raise money for funerals and care

A professional dancer living in New York City but originally from the UK collapsed and died after eating a cookie that had been mislabelled at a local supermarket