The truck driver of a tractor-trailer miraculously survived a brutal accident when his semi-truck slid off the highway overpass and crashed below.
The truck driver apparently was exceeding a safe speed and lost control on wet roads when the big truck went off the overpass and onto the highway below.
When the truck flipped over and landed on the cab diesel fuel leaked from the accident and hazmat crews were dispatched to clean up the fuel. Fuel on the roadway unattended can lead to some very dangerous conditions as the fuel acts as a lubricant on wet roads much the same as hitting a patch of ice.
In this accident the trucker was wearing a seatbelt, which probably saved him from more significant injury.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas truck accident attorney and also the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping victims of Texas truck accidents seek civil justice. If you or loved one have been seriously injured in a truck accident in Texas contact the Baumgartner law firm to speak with a Texas truck accident lawyer in a no obligation consultation.
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