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MIDLAND, TX – A trucker was killed on June 3, 2013 when his semi truck was hit by a Union Pacific train after getting stuck on the tracks. Midland is located in Midland County, Texas in the eastern-central part of the state half way between Dallas and El-Paso. The train westbound was on its way from Fort Worth to Monahans, TX at the time.

A semi truck driver and his dog were killed on June 3, 2013 when his big rig was struck by an oncoming Union Pacific train after his truck got stuck on the tracks in Midland, TX.

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ROGERS, AR – A semi truck was hit by a car running a red light in Rogers, AR on June 3, 2013 and caused a large fuel spill. The city of Rogers is located in Benton County, Arkansas in the northwest corner of the state about 22.8 miles northeast of Fayetteville, AR.

The fuel tank of a semi truck was ruptured causing a fuel spill after a car ran a red light and crashed into it in Rogers, AR on June 3, 2013. Photo credit: KNWA News

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TRUXTON, NY – A trailer loaded with crushed cars came loose from a semi tractor and drifted across the highway into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a minivan killing 7 occupants and seriously injuring an 8th person.

Photo shows the location on State Route 13 where seven people were killed in a fatal semi truck accident in Truxton, NY on May 29, 2013. Photo credit: CNY News,

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MOUNT VERNON, WA – A bridge spanning the Skagit River collapsed sending motorists into the water after a box truck smacked into one of its supports on May 23, 2013.

A bridge on a section of the I-5 that spans the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, WA collapsed after a box truck accident on May 23, 2013. Motorists plunged into the water and had to be rescued.

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MADISONVILLE, Texas — Twelve students traveling to Odessa on an Ector County Independent School District bus were injured when a single fire engine crashed into them after police directed the bus to change lanes due to a large grass fire in the area.

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FORT WORTH, TX –  Louis Nieves was sentenced by a Fort Worth jury of intoxication manslaughter in the death of a semi truck driver who was killed on March 2011 when his tanker truck exploded in a fatal wreck east of downtown Fort Worth.

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SEQUIN, TX – A four vehicle accident involving an 18 wheeler, a school bus with 10 people on board and two other vehicles sent 9 students and the driver of the 18 wheeler to the hospital.

Photo shows fiery crash on State Highway 123 involving a semi truck, a school bus carrying and two other vehicles in Seguin, TX on Friday, April 27, 2012.

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SPRINGFILD, IL — A driver of a Lay’s Potato Chip semi truck lost control on the northbound I-55 crashing through the center median and then into a flat-bed trailer being pulled by a pick-up truck.

Tow truck at the scene of a semi truck accident in Springfield, IL where a Lay's Potato Chip big rig went off the road and down an embankment on April 11, 2012.

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HEARNE, TX – Poor driving conditions due to heavy rains is being blamed for a fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup on Texas 6 south of Hearne on Thursday afternoon, March 29, that left three people dead and two others injured. Hearne is located in Robertson County, Texas in the eastern central part of the state about 119 miles northwest of Houston and 95 miles northeast of Austin.

A semi truck collided with a pickup truck in Hearne, TX killing 3 people on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Photo credit: S. Villanueva / TheEagle.com

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LOWELL, NC – An 18 wheeler truck driver traveling on I-85 North sideswiped a vehicle near exit 23, Wednesday morning, March 21, shutting down northbound lanes of I-85 for 3½ hours.

A semi truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the road crashing into a concrete median barrier on the northbound I-85 in Lowell, NC on Mar 21, 2012. Photo: John Clark/The Gaston Gazette

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