Three people were injured Wednesday when two semi trucks carrying logs collided in Minnesota near the Canadian border, according to Northlands News Center. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/iron-range/Three-Airlifted-to-Duluth-Following-Accident-with-Semi-Truck-185496412.html The trio of victims from the accident in International Falls, Minn., were airlifted to Essentia Health…
Driver Dies in Five-Truck Crash in Iowa
One often wonders why pile up of semi’s discussed below doesn’t happen more often. Tractor-trailers love to run in convoy, as if safe stopping distance doesn’t count when they are in formation. These are not fighter jets, nor bicycle racers.…
Arizona Woman Killed When Crash Turns Her Car Into A Fireball
A Phoenix mother was killed Sunday morning in a crash on I-10 when a truck hit her disabled car, turning it into a fireball and trapping her, according to several published reports.http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/02/02/fatal-crash-i10-left-woman-dead-blazing-vehicle-fire_201002023205.html Olga Sanchez Torres, 44, was pronounced dead at…
Explosive Fuel Truck Accident Kills Driver, Shuts Down Long Island Expressway For 10 Hours
A fuel tanker truck crashed and exploded into flames on the Long Island Expressway early Saturday morning, killing its driver, melting the road and an overhead sign, and shutting down the busy highway for 10 hours. The truck was trying…
Truck Driver Carelessness Severely Injures Man’s Face
The below story tells of serious injuries suffered by an Illinois man whose face was shattered by ice falling off of the top of a semi tractor trailer. It speaks as if this is not illegal in Illinois. Seehttp://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1978774,ice-shatters-mans-face-010710.article Regardless…