Injury

FARR WEST — Tragic accidents like the one that left a 3-year-old Farr West girl in critical condition after her neck became tangled in a rope on backyard swing set are rare in Utah, says a state official.

Jenny Johnson, injury prevention coordinator for the Utah Department of Health, said the state only tracks playground mishaps on school campuses, adding she is unaware of any swing set strangulations.

Most swing injuries are caused by children jumping from them, resulting in broken bones, cuts, bruises and abrasions, Johnson said. Some schools have removed swing sets from playgrounds because of misuse by students.

WARSAW, Poland -- Polish doctors say a 25-year-old man has undergone a three-hour operation to remove a screwdriver lodged about five centimeters (two inches) into his head.

PLEASANT VIEW — An 11-year-old girl was critically injured in a freak accident Saturday at her residence in Pleasant View.

OGDEN — More than a dozen firefighters responded Monday afternoon to rescue a hiker who fell in Ogden Canyon.

SYRACUSE -- Police say a man was injured early Saturday morning when he fell off a roof.

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Emergency response workers take care of a woman whose motorcycle was hit by a truck at 5800 South and 1900 West in Roy on Friday. The 56-year-old woman suffered serious injuries to her right side after a pickup truck struck the scooter she was riding. She was pulling out of Master Lube when a northbound male driver, turning left at the same time, hit her, said Police Sgt. Darin Calcut. The investigation is ongoing, but it seems one of the drivers did not see the other, Calcut said. The woman was taken to an area hospital.

OGDEN — Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that struck a 6-year-old boy Thursday and then fled the scene.

The accident happened in the 2100 block of Adams Avenue about 5 p.m., said Police Lt. Scott Conley.