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Teacher dies in 'freak' walking accident on school trip to Austria
By AOL Travel, Mar 31, 2013
A teacher has died on a school trip to Austria in a "freak walking accident". Jonathan Taylor, an IT teacher at the Christ the King School in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, was walking with staff...
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British teenager dies from dehydration while hiking on holiday in Australia
By Roshina Jowaheer, Dec 22, 2012
A 14-year-old boy has reportedly died from heat exhaustion after he collapsed while hiking with his father on holiday in Western Australia. WA Today reports that the teenager from Scotland...
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Cyclist who campaigned for safer roads killed by car in New Forest
By Roshina Jowaheer, Dec 08, 2012
A cyclist who dedicated his life to campaigning for safer roads was tragically killed in the New Forest in May when a car knocked him off his bike. The Sun reports that an inquest into his...
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British skydiver dies in the Algarve after disappearing during 12,000ft jump
By Roshina Jowaheer, Oct 22, 2012
A British man died on Saturday after free-falling for over 12,000 feet in Portimao, Algarve. The Portugal News reports that Jonathan Wickham's body was found the day after his skydive in a...
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Pilot error 'likely cause' of Nepal plane crash
By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 29, 2012
A plane crash in Nepal on Friday morning which killed all 19 people on board, including seven Britons, was probably caused by a pilot error, officials have said. Sky News reports that...
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Man killed by train at level crossing in Portsmouth
By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 11, 2012
A man was killed when he was hit by a train near a level crossing in Portsmouth last night. Portsmouth News reported how the man died after he was struck by a Southern Bognor to...
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Swiss couple killed by train just metres from home after five years of travelling
By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 01, 2012
After spending five years travelling the world together, a couple returned home and were killed two days later when they were hit by a train just metres from their home in...
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Schoolboy dies in 'extreme heat' on Moroccan charity trek
By Roshina Jowaheer, Jul 21, 2012
A 17-year-old schoolboy died on a school trip to Morocco after passing out in the extreme heat, the Daily Mail reported. Sam Boon was on the second day of a five-day trek with ten friends...
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