1.   The collision between a BMW and a lorry was the third serious crash in three weeks on the road.

2.   Checking its accident files, it compared survival rates and serious injury rates in serious crashes for drinkers and nondrinkers and found that the inebriated fared worse.

3.   Ford said that neither the Continental tires nor the suspension component had caused any serious crashes.

4.   Ford and regulators say that they have not heard of any serious crashes related to the bar.

5.   Police expected more serious crashes when freezing weather caused wet roads to ice over.

6.   The most serious Atlantic City crash occurred on Christmas Eve, killing eight people.

7.   Unfortunately, a little earlier one of the stronger riders, Eva Balerio, did suffer a serious crash.

8.   Cyclist Johnny Bairos of Redlands, Calif., is recovering after a serious crash during a World Cup race, a mishap that may jeopardize his Olympic prospects.

9.   He retired from racing after a serious crash in Michigan last year left him without full use of his right arm.

10.   It was the second serious crash in the past three days in Peru.