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In DeKalb, Illinois, a monster truck injured nine people, two seriously, during a demonstration. The driver was doing stunts and warned the crowd to stand back because the situation seemed dangerous. Eventually, the driver lost control of the truck and veered into a crowd of about 100 people before breaking through a fence and coming to a halt on nearby railroad tracks. It remains to be seen whether any personal injury lawsuits will be filed against the truck driver, or NAPA Auto Parts, who sponsored the event.

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In yesterday's Minneapolis bridge collapse 50 vehicles are said to be trapped, 4 people are confirmed dead, 20-30 people are still missing and 79 people were injured. Officials said that they expected the death toll to rise. Six years ago, the Minnesota Department of Transportation found minor problems with the bridge and a study suggested that if one of two support planes cracked the bridge could collapse. However, this was found to be unlikely and replacement of the bridge unnecessary. Two years ago, however, the US Department of Transportation said that the bridge was structurally deficient and received a rating of 4 on a scale of 1 to 10, meaning that there is "advanced section loss, deterioration."

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to the site of the collapse but a spokesperson remarked that the focus has to be on emergency response. While they will be performing a full forensic analysis to see what caused the collapse, the NTSB emphasized that right now, it is more important to rescue every person possible.

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