Semi-tractor Injures 11 in Wisconsin Eleven people was hospitalized Wednesday when a van and a semi-tractor crashed in Springville, Wis., apparently because of dense fog and the rising sun, according to WEAU-TV. http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/Eleven-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-involving-van-semi-216807431.html?ref=431 A Dodge van carrying 15 passengers was…
Unhitched Trailer Killed 7
Unhitched Trailer Causes Seven Deaths including 4 Children in N.Y. I have more details about the horrific tractor-trailer accident that killed seven people, including four children because the of an unhitched trailer, in Upstate New York Wednesday. The truck’s trailer…
Drill Rig Hit Bridge, Caused Collapse
Drill Rig Caused Accident I blog about transportation news, including major accidents, and I don’t remember hearing about a case like this in recent memory. It was all over the media yesterday that a bridge in Washington State had collapsed into…
Metrolink Train Hits Truck In LA
Metrolink Train in Los Angeles A Metrolink train Saturday crashed into a dump truck in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. The accident is under investigation. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Metrolink-train-collides-with-truck-in-LA-12-hurt-4415197.php A city fire department spokesman told AP that there were 190 passengers…
Trucking Firm Face Suits Over Accident
Trucking Firm In New York City Faces Law Suits The family of an East Harlem boy who was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, at a corner where a crossing guard was absent, plans to sue New York City for…
Six Wisconsin residents die in Kentucky truck crash
Six people, including members of a Wisconsin family, were killed when a tractor-trailer crashed into an SUV Saturday in Kentucky, according to USA Today. Police suspect that a second accident just minutes later was caused by drivers who were rubbernecking…
Tanker Truck Struck In Multi-Car Crash
A tanker truck transporting 1,400 gallons of gas was struck head-on by a Chevy Malibu in Worcester, Mass., Friday, in a multi-vehicle crash, according to WHDH. http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/10009986529915/tanker-truck-accident-ties-up-traffic-in-worcester/ The Malibu was traveling south on West Babylon Street, or Route 12, when…
Boy Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In East Harlem
There’s a reason why school crossing guards are stationed at corners. On Thursday morning a 6-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in East Harlem. The crossing guard who was stationed at the intersection — First Avenue and…
Tractor Trailer Accident Victim Has TBI
A 69-year-old man sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) when his pickup truck and a tractor trailer collided in Pennsylvania last Thursday, according to Phillyburbs.com. http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/quakertown/crash-victim-has-serious-brain-injury/article_8b789a83-40bd-5a67-add6-6017003911ae.html The accident victim, who Sunday remained hospitalized, hasn’t been identified by authorities. About 10 a.m.…
Train Collides With Paint Truck In N.J., Injuring 10 People
Ten people were injured Wednesday when a tractor-trailer transporting a load of paint was struck by a commuter train in Little Falls, N.J., according to The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/littlefalls/Train_strikes_vehicle_in_Little_Falls.html Truck driver Jaswinder Singh was attempting to make a left turn from…