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HERMISTON, Ore. — A semi truck transporting 10,000 gallons of jet fuel traveled off Highway 730 south of the Oregon/Washington border and overturned onto Union Pacific tracks. The portion of the highway that was closed for eight hours has been reopened.
AUSTIN, Texas — A truck accident involving a garbage dump truck and blue pickup truck in Southeast Travis County, Texas has killed one person this morning.
ROUND ROCK, Texas — A semi truck driver remains in critical condition after he was ejected from his 18-wheeler when his truck hit an overpass support on the I-35 in Round Rock, Texas. The city of Round Rock is located about 20 miles north of Austin, Texas.
PHOENIX, AZ. — A semi truck hauling coffee creamer crashed on the I-10 causing the big rig to rollover spilling a bunch of single serve coffee creamer onto the roadway.
MONTROSE, Ga. — Rescue crews and firemen arrived at the scene of a fiery multi-vehicle pileup that involved more than two dozen vehicles, semi trucks and pickup trucks that resulted in a fiery pileup on the foggy Interstate 16 near Montrose, Georgia on Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, killing at least four people and leaving at least nine others injured.
SOUTHWEST MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — A 39-year old man from Big Spring, Texas was killed in a semi truck accident on Wednesday, Feb. 6, when the pickup he was driving collided with an 18-wheeler causing the pickup to roll over.
YUCAIPA, Calif. — Eight people were killed and dozens more were injured in a bus crash Sunday, Feb. 3, near Yucaipa, California. The bus was carrying dozens of men, women and children from Tijuana, Mexico, who had spent Sunday at a winter recreation area.
DETROIT, MI — Poor visibility and slippery roads are being blamed for a mufti-vehicle accident involving over 24 vehicles and several tractor trailers which led to a chain-reaction of collisions on a mile-long stretch of the I-75 in Detroit on Thursday, Jan. 31. The accident resulted in at least two children and one adult being killed and at least 20 more injured.
ELGIN, Texas — Gregory Robinson, who recently turned twenty-two just six days ago, was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash that involved two 18-wheelers and a Dodge Stratus just north of Elgin, Texas. The city of Elgin is located about 27 miles east of Austin.
KILGORE, Texas — A Kilgore 2010 High School graduate, identified as 20-year old Ruben Rios, was killed Friday, Jan 18, when the pickup truck he was driving struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Highway 135 North in Kilgore.