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ODESSA, Texas — A fatal accident that happened on April 4 was caused by a wrong way driver in an SUV going westbound on the eastbound side of I-20 that crashed head-on into an oncoming tractor trailer with a second eastbound tractor trailer in the lane next to it.

Charred wreckage of two semi trucks after a fiery fatal collision with an SUV going the wrong way on I-20 between Penwell and Odessa, TX on April 4, 2013. Photo credit: Tom Michael / KXWT

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ALICE, Texas — A man riding his bicycle was hit by a tractor trailer Tuesday, March 12, leaving him seriously injured.

Surveillance camera image of a white Kenworth semi truck with vacuum tanker trailer that pulled out onto Texas Highway 44 and struck Luis David Wiles on March 12, 2013. Wiles was riding on a bicycle on the shoulder of the road at the time and suffered a broken leg in the accident. Photo credit ofelia.hunter@aliceechonews.com

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JACKSONVILLE, TX — The identity of 1 of the 4 men from Palestine Texas who were driving south on US-79 and were killed on March 16, has been identified as 24-year old Christian Chavez. The names of the other men have not been released.

Four men were killed in a Chevrolet Impala when it struck another vehicle and swerved into the path of a semi truck on U.S. Highway 79 in Jacksonville, TX on March 16, 2013.

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STANTON, Texas — A semi truck accident that occured on Wednesday, March 20, has claimed the life of a 37 year-old Corpus Christi man.

The driver of a pickup truck was killed after hitting a semi truck that was pulling out of a private drive in Midland County, TX on the eastbound I-20 service road just southwest of Stanton.

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FRANKFORT, Ill. — A semi truck overturned in Frankfort, Illinois, this morning after the big rig collided with a car and rolled over into a ditch on the I-80, while the car remained upright on the pavement.

On March 19, 2013 a semi truck rolled over into a ditch after crashing with a passenger vehicle on the westbound I-80 in Frankfort, IL Photo credit: Nick Swedberg

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An article by Deborah Whistler at Fleet Owner states that due to an increase in truck accidents attributed to increase in the oil and gas industry, the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched a “Be Safe, Drive Smart” campaign aimed at reminding drivers to be extra careful when driving around trucks in energy work zones.

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DUMAS, Texas — Authorities reported that five teenagers were killed in a fiery collision on Sunday, Mar 7, when their Chevy SUV ran a stop sign and collided with a tanker loaded with fuel near Dumas, Texas. The city of Dumas is located about 45 miles north of Amarillo.

Roadside with charred remains where five teens were killed in a fiery crash with a gasoline tanker truck in Dumas, TX on March 10, 2013.

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HOUSTON, Texas — The media reported that one person was killed after a van collided with the back of a semi truck on Thursday, March 7, in Houston. The identity of the victim has not been released as of today.

One person was killed in a semi truck accident on the I-610 North Loop in Houston on Mar. 7, 2013 where an 18 wheeler was rear-ended by a van. Photo: Houston TranStar, Brett Coomer/Chronicle

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MENOMONIE, WI — A semi truck driver, traveling from Lansing Michigan, was killed when his big rig crashed and plunged into the Red Cedar River in Menomonie, WI.

A trucker was killed when his semi truck plunged into the Red Cedar River off the westbound I-94 in Menomonie, WI on March 5, 2013 in snow covered conditions. Photo credit: WEAU-TV

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MEXIA, Texas — According to a Department of Public Safety trooper, a gravel truck driver traveling east on Highway 84 was killed on Thursday morning, Feb. 28, after his 18-wheeler veered off the highway and struck a tree on the shoulder of the road just west of Mexia. The city of Mexia is located about 86 miles southeast of Dallas.

A semi truck driver was killed when his gravel truck went off the road and struck a tree on eastbound U.S. Highway 84 in Mejia, TX on February 28, 2013.

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