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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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IRVING, Texas — One of the worst bus accidents in the history of the United States just occurred in Irving Texas this morning where officials report that 41 people were injured and two were killed when a private charter bus, owned by Cardinal Coach Lines of Mansfield, overturned. Witnesses reported that bodies were stacked upon each other, people were moaning and crying in pain. There were people in shock, many with broken bones and serious injuries and several dead who were crushed under the bus. Passenger Dan Risik told NBC 5 that the charter bus was headed to Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Okla.

At least two people were killed when a tour bus crashed, crushing two of the passengers to death, in Irving, TX on the George Bush Turnpike (Highway 161) near a toll plaza on April 11, 2013.

NEW DEAL, Texas — A tractor trailer carrying diesel fuel and batteries fell off an overpass and crashed on March 26 in New Deal, Texas, spilling the fuel and batteries on the road below. The town of New Deal, TX is located 12 miles north of Lubbock.

A southbound tractor trailer hauling batteries on I-27 drove off an overpass and landed on the roadway below in New Deal, TX about 12 miles north of Lubbock. Photo credit: Avalanche-Journal

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COCHO COUNTY, Texas — Three San Angelo men were killed on March 21 when their Ford pickup truck crashed into a semi truck on U.S. 83 in Cocho County, Texas.

Three people in a southbound pickup truck were killed on U.S. Highway 83 on March 21, 2013 just north of Eden, TX when they drifted into the path of a northbound semi truck. Photo credit: Kimberley Meyer/Standard-Times

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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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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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