CAR AND COMMERCIAL TRUCK COLLIDE IN LYNCHBERG
May 17, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Virginia State Police released the name this morning of the man killed Wednesday in a wreck on U.S. 460 in Thaxton.
John Willis Gravely, 72, of Washington, D.C., lost control of his car, crossed a median and hit a bucket truck head-on, police said.
2 DEAD WHEN CAR REAR ENDS A SEMI BIG TRUCK NEAR SAN ANTONIO TX.
May 2, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Two people died early Tuesday when their pickup rear-ended an 18-wheeler at a rest stop in Schertz.
Schertz police Sgt. John Eisen said officers received a call about a reckless driver heading south on Interstate 35 about 3:24 a.m. Moments later, they got another call saying there had been a crash at a rest area.
When police arrived, both vehicles were engulfed in flames.
Eisen said the fire apparently erupted after the pickup’s gas tank burst.
The fire destroyed the 18-wheeler’s trailer, exposing a load of textbooks. The heat also warped the trailer, causing it to cave in.
Police think the rig’s driver, who was unharmed, was about to leave the rest stop when the accident occurred.
The people who died haven’t been identified, but the pickup’s driver is believed to be male. Their bodies remained in the charred truck for hours while officials with the police and the state’s Department of Public Safety investigated.
“They’re burned pretty bad,” Eisen said.
The highway’s southbound access road was closed for hours after the crash. Eisen also said three minor crashes occurred when people slowed to look at the wreck.
Seguin, Texas Four-Vehicle Accident Leaves 13 People Hospitalized
April 30, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
A fiery four-vehicle accident outside of Seguin, Texas has left thirteen people hospitalized. There were no fatalities in the accident involving a schoolbus, an 18-wheeler, and two cars. Of the thirteen hospitalized, children, and one was a man in critical condition.
The accident occurred when one of the cars pulled off to the right to let the 18-wheeler pass. The 18-wheeler clipped the car, causing it to collide with the schoolbus. The other car rear-ended the schoolbus, which flipped and caught fire.
A Halliburton crew helped rescue the passengers in all vehicles involved, they are being called heroes by the Texas state trooper who responded to the scene.
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The accident occurred when one of the cars pulled off to the right to let the 18-wheeler pass. The 18-wheeler clipped the car, causing it to collide with the schoolbus. The other car rear-ended the schoolbus, which flipped and caught fire.
A Halliburton crew helped rescue the passengers in all vehicles involved, they are being called heroes by the Texas state trooper who responded to the scene.
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SCHOOL BUS, 18 WHEELER AND A PICKUP TRUCK CAUSES A FATALITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA
April 19, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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SEMI TRUCKS AND TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS TOSSED IN DALLAS STORMS
April 6, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
HOUSTON – Multiple tornadoes ripped through the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday, tossing truck trailers like Tinkertoys, damaging hundreds of homes and causing numerous injuries, some critical.
The mayor of Lancaster, Texas, a suburb about 15 miles south of Dallas, saw one of the twisters approach.
“I was leaving a meeting here in town and heard the tornado sirens go off,” Mayor Marcus Knight said at a news conference.
After the tornado struck, Knight said multiple injuries were reported, sending some victims to the hospital. No fatalities were reported, he said.
At least 300 structures were damaged, half of them severely, he said.
The city was declared a disaster area and its recreation center was converted into a shelter. Dallas County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of looting, and Sheriff Lupe Valdez toured the area, a spokeswoman said.
A curfew was imposed overnight and part of the city was blockaded, Knight said.
“The public’s safety is paramount,” he said.
About 30 miles northwest, a tornado tore through Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers, causing significant damage to homes and businesses, including a nursing home. That city’s mayor signed a disaster declaration.
To the southwest in Burleson, Spinks Airport manager Aaron Barth also spotted a tornado approaching shortly before 1 p.m.
“The rotation was present there and slowly descended down, touched down for about 15 seconds one to two miles east,” he said.
As he watched, the twister veered away from the airport, causing no injuries or damage, Barth said.
Elsewhere, tornadoes tossed tractor-trailers, ripped the roofs off houses, churned walls into planks and strewed them across suburban streets.
Emergency responders were still trying to tally damages late Tuesday.
“I can’t give damage assessment numbers because the storm system is so broad based, it’s covering such a wide swath of the region,” said Maria Anita, a Dallas County spokeswoman.
At least 12,000 people were without power in Fort Worth after the tornadoes hit, a Tarrant County spokesman said.
American Airlines canceled nearly all departures from its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Tuesday evening and diverted others to different airports, said Fort Worth-based American spokesman Tim Smith.
An airport spokesman, David Magana, told The Associated Press that hail damaged more than 110 planes. It wasn’t clear how many belonged to American, which along with American Eagle had pulled 101 planes out of service for hail-damage inspections. Magana did not return calls from the Los Angeles Times.
At Dallas Love Field, passengers were forced to evacuate and take temporary shelter during the storm, and Southwest canceled more than 45 flights.