Archive for May, 2013

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 semi truck accident on May 23, 2013. Motorists plunged into the water and had to be rescued.

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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HOUSTON, TX – A semi truck driver swerved his 18-wheeler on May 22nd to avoid hitting a pedestrian who was walking on the freeway in Houston, TX and then crashed into the concrete median barrier.

A pedestrian walking on the freeway caused a semi truck driver to swerve and crash into the concrete median barrier in Houston, TX on May 22, 2013. Photo credit: KHOU.com

A pedestrian walking on the freeway caused a semi truck driver to swerve and crash into the concrete median barrier in Houston, TX on May 22, 2013. Photo: KHOU.com

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KENEDY, TX – Four men were killed in a fatal crash with an 18 wheeler in Kenedy, TX when the Honda they were traveling in crashed into the rear of the big rig when it stopped to make a left turn. The city of Kenedy is located in Karnes County, TX in the southern part of the state about 60 miles southeast of San Antonio.

Four people were killed when the Honda they were traveling in crashed into an 18 wheeler in Kenedy, TX on May 20, 2013. Photo credit: mysoutex.com.

Four people were killed when the Honda they were traveling in crashed into an 18 wheeler in Kenedy, TX on May 20, 2013. Photo credit: mysoutex.com.

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DIBOLL, TX – Two women were fatally injured in a semi truck accident involving three vehicles in Diboll, TX on Monday May 13, 2013. The city of Diboll is located in Angelina County, TX in the eastern part of the state, about 11.3 miles southwest of Lufkin and about 32.5 miles southwest of Nacodoches.

A rental semi truck was involved in a fatal accident involving 2 other vehicles in Diboll, TX on May 13, 2013.

A rental semi truck was involved in a fatal accident involving 2 other vehicles in Diboll May13,2013 .

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PINE BLUFF, AR — A log truck truck driver traveling on the Interstate 530 near Pine was killed when he lost control of his truck and overturned. The victim was identified as 55-year old Michael White of Magnolia, approximately 110 miles southwest of Pine Bluff.

A log truck driver was killed when his tractor trailer lost control and went off the road while negotiating a curve at an exit on I-530 in Pine Bluff, AR on April 26, 2013. Photo credit David Goins / Fox16.com

A truck driver was killed when his tractor trailer lost control and went off the road while negotiating a curve at an exit on I-530 in Pine Bluff, AR on April 26, 2013. Photo: David Goins / Fox16.com

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CECIL, GA — One truck driver was killed and another hospitalized after two semi trucks collided on a highway in Cecil, Georgia about 17 miles north of Valdosta.

Photo shows damage to tractor trailer after to semi trucks collided on May 8, 2013 in Cecil Georgia.

Photo shows damage to tractor trailer after to semi trucks collided on May 8, 2013 in Cecil, Georgia. Photo Credit: Valdosta Daily Times

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SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. — The City of Siloam Springs reported that two people were taken to the hospital with injuries after a flatbed semi truck reared-ended the back of a cement truck on a highway near the Oklahoma-Arkansas border.

Two people were hospitalized after a semi truck smacked into the rear of a cement truck on the eastbound side of U.S. Highway 412 in West Siloam Springs, OK just inside the Arkansas/Oklahoma border on May 6, 2013. The tractor trailer was completely demolished.

Two people were hospitalized after a semi truck smacked into the rear of a cement truck on the eastbound side of U.S. Highway 412 in West Siloam Springs, OK just inside the Arkansas/Oklahoma border on May 6, 2013. The tractor trailer was completely demolished.

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MONROE, N.C. — A semi truck driver, who stopped his 18-wheeler on the tracks trying to make a light, has been charged with failure to stop at a railroad crossing in the Monroe, North Carolina train crash that happened on Tuesday, April 30.

A CSX train plowed into a semi truck that was stopped on the tracks at a rail crossing in Monroe, NC on April 30, 2013 and spilled a load of PVC pipe all over the surrounding area.

A CSX train plowed into a semi truck that was stopped on the tracks at a rail crossing in Monroe, NC on April 30, 2013 and spilled a load of PVC pipe all over the surrounding area.

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MCKINNEY, Texas — According to McKinney police, a tractor trailer overturned on the southbound lanes of  U.S. Highway 75 on Thursday morning, April 25, during a semi truck accident in McKinney Texas.

A semi truck rolled over on U.S. Highway 75 near University Dr. in McKinney, TX spilling 50,000 lbs of cake mix and holding up traffic for hours on April 25, 2013. Photo credit: Keaton Fox, NBC 5

A semi truck rolled over on U.S. Highway 75 near University Dr. in McKinney, TX spilling 50,000 lbs of cake mix and holding up traffic for hours on April 25, 2013. Photo credit: Keaton Fox, NBC 5

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