Semi-truck accidents are a daily occurrence around the country. Some end worse than others - but most result in catastrophic injuries and death - usually of the drivers and/or passengers in the other vehicles not the truck.
Consider the following news stories.
Just last week an accident in another state that involved two school buses and an eighteen wheeler resulted in three deaths. Reports suggest it began when the truck driver sideswiped one school bus on a two lane road that may have caused him to lose control of the rig and hit a second school bus head on.
The semi-truck driver was killed as was a teacher and the driver of the second bus. Seventeen students were taken to nearby hospitals for non-life threatening injuries. No word yet on the official finding on the cause of the accident.
In a second truck accident that almost defies belief - a motorcyclist was killed in a hit and run semi-truck accident. The accident occurred in the pre-dawn hours of the morning when the cyclist was struck by the rig and flew off his bike according to reports.
The police speculate that perhaps the semi-truck driver was not aware that he had caused the accident or had not seen it happen and that may be the reason he (or she) did not stop.
Semi-truck accidents are some of the most deadly on the road. Drive defensively - a collision can happen at a moment's notice. Better safe than sorry as my dad used to say.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas 18 wheeler accident lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Houston truck accident accident lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
