Coverage dated October 29, 2023 to October 30, 2023

Tarantula on roadway causes crash involving international tourists in Death Valley

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

When Swiss tourists spotted a tarantula on the road in Death Valley, they braked suddenly, causing a motorcyclist to fly into the back of their camper van.

ABC 11 Raleigh's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    Tarantula Causes Traffic Accident In Death Valley National Park (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Tourists and a motorcyclist from Canada were involved in a traffic accident in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, caused by a tarantula crossing the road.

  2. People

    Tarantula 'Walked Away Unscathed' After Causing Collision in California's Death Valley National Park (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    A tarantula was the culprit in a traffic accident at California’s Death Valley National Park, resulting in a motorcyclist being hospitalized.

  3. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Motorcylist hospitalized after tarantula causes crash in Death Valley (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    When Swiss tourists spotted a tarantula on the road in Death Valley, they braked suddenly, causing a motorcyclist to fly into the back of their camper van.

  4. Fox5 Atlanta

    Tarantula on road in Death Valley National Park blamed for crash involving camper, motorcycle (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A tarantula crossing the road in California's Death Valley National Park caused an accident between international travelers after one of the visitors braked suddenly to avoid hitting the spider.

  5. KYMA Yuma

    Tarantula causes automobile accident in Death Valley (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Swiss travelers braked suddenly to avoid a tarantula crossing CA-190, east of Towne Pass in Death Valley National Park on Saturday.

  6. Fox News

    Tarantula on road in Death Valley National Park is blamed for crash involving camper, motorcycle (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A motorcyclist was injured in Death Valley National Park after crashing into a couple's camper van when they braked suddenly to avoid hitting a tarantula.

  7. New York Post

    Tarantula causes a massive traffic accident yet crawls away ‘unscathed’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley, California is being blamed for causing a pileup between a motorcyclist and a camper van.

  8. CBS News

    Tarantula crossing road causes traffic accident in Death Valley National Park (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The National Park Service says it was crossing a road when it was spotted by the driver of a camper who jammed on the brakes, only to have a motorcyclist ram into the camper.

  9. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Tarantula on road leads to crash in Death Valley, park officials say (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    A man driving a motorcycle was hospitalized after he crashed into the back of a camper van driven by a couple who had braked suddenly to avoid the spider

  10. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Tarantula on roadway causes crash involving international tourists in Death Valley (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    When Swiss tourists spotted a tarantula on the road in Death Valley, they braked suddenly, causing a motorcyclist to fly into the back of their camper van.

  11. MyNorthwest

    Tarantula crossing the road blamed for crash that sent a Canadian motorcyclist to the hospital (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley National Park caused a traffic crash that sent a Canadian motorcyclist to the

  12. WMUR

    Tarantula crossing the road blamed for crash that sent motorcyclist to the hospital (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley National Park caused a traffic crash that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital, the National Park Service said.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Love-seeking tarantula causes crash in Death Valley; motorcyclist is hospitalized (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A motorcyclist crashed into a camper that had stopped in the middle of the road to provide safe passage for a desert tarantula in Death Valley National Park.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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