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NewsAOLPolice officer dodges out-of-control minibus at the last second in southern China
A police officer narrowly escaped being hit by an out-of-control minibus in southern China. CCTV video, filmed in Jiangxi Province on January 11, shows a minibus suddenly drifting to the side of the road after performing an emergency stop at a
NewsAOLChinese woman miraculously survives after being hit by iron bed frame thrown out of building
A woman miraculously survived after being hit by an iron bed frame thrown off the second-floor of a building in southern China. Footage of the incident, filmed in the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, shows a male cleaner dropping the item
SportAOLElectric moped rider narrowly avoids serious injury after being crashed into by car driver
A biker narrowly avoided serious injury after being crashed into by a car in eastern China. CCTV footage, filmed in the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province on September 16, shows a white car bumping into an electric bike turning a corner. The
LifestyleAOLToddler runs through glass door smashing it into pieces while neighbour babysits her
Shocking footage has captured the moment a toddler was injured after she ran through a sliding glass door while playing with her friend. The four-year-old girl, named Chura, was being looked after by a neighbour in Hat Yai, southern Thailand,
NewsAOLCop stops car after driver is thrown on to road
A policeman stops a driverless car after it threw the motorist on to a road in Shanghai. The CCTV video, provided by local media, shows a black car knocking over a scooter and then suddenly going into reverse. The driver is ejected from the
HealthAOLMan drops heavy item and gets spanner in the face
Health and safety rule-makers probably never saw this one coming when advising workers on proper work-place procedures. This is the moment when a man, dismantling a car inside a garage, dropped a heavy item from the car onto the floor. Little did
NewsAOLTerrifying moment revellers are flung from fairground ride when mechanical arm breaks
This is the terrifying moment two revellers were injured after being flung from a fairground ride when the mechanical arm snapped. The pair were among hundreds of locals celebrating at the carnival in Antipolo City, the Philippines, on December
NewsAOLMum left 'scarred for life' by magic wand
A mum-of-three was seriously injured after a magic wand she bought for Christmas almost took out her eye. Clarissa Clary, 44, had purchased the "Magic Staff" toy on eBay for her 16-year-old son Caine. The item is a retractable staff
NewsAOLSpeeding truck ploughs into pile-up
Footage filmed by a Texas television station has captured the moment a truck ploughs into an earlier pile-up, hitting a state trooper and pinning another person up against a vehicle. Police can be seen investigating the earlier accident when the
SportAOLRugby player accidentally hits referee's head hard with ball
During an intense game of rugby, one of the players kicked the ball accidentally towards the referee's head and ended up hitting him hard. He fell to the ground from the impact, and his mic was also knocked out of place. He was given
NewsAOLConstruction workers in narrow escape as 200-year-old bridge collapses in India
Several construction workers had a very narrow escape after a 200-year-old bridge collapsed in Northern India. The bridge, built across the Kali river during the era of the British Empire, was decommissioned two years ago and a new one has been
NewsAOLDrama as car knocked off bridge by hit-and-run truck
This is the shocking moment a car was knocked off a bridge into water - and the driver tried to save his kid by throwing him at the bridge. CCTV footage shows a white car driving across a narrow bridge as a red truck with people hanging off the
NewsAOLVan split in half by bridge
A van was split in half after its driver attempted to drive under an infamous bridge. Police went to the scene of the accident under the Stonea Railway Bridge in Cambridgeshire and released pictures. There were no reports of injuries. The bridge
NewsAOLImpatient Thai motorcyclist clotheslined by level crossing barrier
An impatient motorcyclist tries to dodge a level crossing - only to be clotheslined by the barrier! The incident in Bangkok, Thailand, shows the rider approach the train tracks as a passenger locomotive rattles past. But rather than wait, he
LifestyleAOLSix-year-old knocked out after glass window falls from building's 11th floor in China
This is the terrifying moment a glass window falling from the 11th floor of a residential building lands on a six-year-old girl in southern China. The video shows the glass window striking the girl's head, knocking her clean out.
NewsAOLHuge boulder smashes car after tumbling down mountain in China
The shocking moment a huge boulder smashes into a car after tumbling down a mountain in China has been captured on dashcam. Fortunately, the driver brakes immediately, preventing the car from falling off the road. Although the vehicle is
NewsAOLRunaway tyre hits unlucky scooter rider twice after falling from truck
CCTV footage from China captures the moment a scooter rider is wiped out twice - by the same rogue tyre. The bizarre video, filmed in the city of Ningbo, shows a tyre suddenly appearing from nowhere and catapulting the motorist from his scooter.
NewsAOLMan engulfed in flames after stepping on voltage cable
This is the shocking moment a man was engulfed in flames in the street - after he stepped on a high voltage cable. Subham Soni, 20, went up in flames after he stood on the exposed cable and suffered burns to 25 percent of his body. Terrifying
NewsAOLExplosion sends door flying, taking out scooter rider, in China
An explosion at a storage facility for liquefied gas sent a door flying into a busy street, knocking over an unfortunate scooter rider who happened to be driving by. Shocking CCTV footage from Chuxiong city in China shows the moment of the
NewsAOLDriver who halts oncoming traffic receives instant karma
This dashcam footage captured in Romania shows how a driver who had started driving the wrong way down a road only made things worse by reversing. After a brief stand off with an oncoming vehicle, things escalated quickly for the agitated
NewsAOLHeroic mother throws her baby to safety
This is the terrifying moment a mum throws her baby to safety seconds before being dragged under a speeding Jeep. CCTV footage shows the 25-year-old mum walking along a busy pedestrian street in Mangalore, south India, before the vehicle races
NewsAOLSix-year-old girl killed by her father's golf shot
Aria Hill, a six-year-old girl from Utah, has died after she was struck in the head by a golf ball hit by her father. The girl's uncle says Aria was at the Sleepy Ridge Golf Course in Orem, Utah with her dad when he took a swing and the ball
NewsAOLHuge tower crane suddenly collapses, killing the operator in China's Dalian
This is the terrifying moment a tower crane collapsed, killing the operator in the northern Chinese city of Dalian. In the dashcam video captured by a motorist, a the huge crane suddenly breaks and crashes onto the ground at a construction site.
NewsAOLWoman reverses into hubby's car
This is the moment a woman motorist accidentally reversed into her husband's car on their driveway - and rammed it through the garage door. A video shows Sandra Lima, 52, getting into her Hyundai i10 Blue because she was worried she had
NewsAOLSneeze causes driver car to roll over
An inopportune sneeze almost cost a man in Tennessee his life this week, after it led to his Ford rolling over and bursting into flames. The 42-year-old driver was able to escape after a set of good Samaritans rushed to turn the SUV back upright.