NU Online News Service, Feb.12, 11:50 a.m. EST

WASHINGTON–A House committee has asked five insurance companies to provide it with information by next week regarding accident trends involving cars and trucks manufactured by Toyota.

The request by the House Energy and Commerce Committee was prompted by a statement Tuesday by State Farm indicating that it had alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

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