In the late 90s, Europeans figured out that thousands of
fatal truck accidents occur every year as the result of head - on collisions between cars and large trucks.
Around 27 % of fatal truck accidents in which large truck drivers are involved had at least one speeding conviction before
the fatal truck accident occurred.
Not exact matches
Because
trucks are such large and heavy vehicles, many serious and
fatal accidents occur every year in Virginia and other states.
Serious and sometimes
fatal trauma
occurs when a worker is involved in a forklift or
truck accident or falls from a ladder or scaffold.
One - third of
fatal car
accidents involving
trucks occur in one of these zones.
Accidents involving semi
trucks can happen anytime and anywhere, even on rural roads, where 64 percent of the
fatal crashes
occur,
truck accident statistics show.
While the number of
fatal truck accidents continues to decrease year by year, 18 wheeler
accidents still
occur every day.
As these commercial
trucks can weight in excess of 80,000 lbs when fully loaded, the danger to other drivers is extreme, and when motor vehicle
accidents occur, the injuries sustained can be life - threatening or even result in
fatal injuries to the innocent.
And, when a
truck accident with injury
occurs, the damage and injuries can be substantial — if not
fatal.
Fatal truck accidents can
occur for a number of reasons.
It's fortunate no other motorists were on that particular stretch of road when the
truck accident occurred, as these large vehicles have the potential to cause catastrophic and
fatal injuries, especially if one were to hit a passenger vehicle head on in the opposing lane.
A
truck driver from Tennessee was arrested on aggravated DUI and manslaughter charges in Virginia recently in connection with a
fatal Maine
truck accident that
occurred in March.