Truck accidents can kill: two dead after fiery tractor trailer crash

A tractor trailer crashed into a stopped vehicle near Rosenberg, killing the two vehicle occupants when their vehicle was engulfed in flames.

 

According to a police report a tractor trailer was heading north on U.S. 59 when he rounded a curve near Loop 540 and came upon a green Saturn vehicle stopped in the left hand lane.

 

The driver claims that he tried to change lanes but was unable to do so because of traffic in the lanes next to him.  As a result, he crashed into the Saturn, causing the smaller vehicle to burst into flames.

 

Police believe that the two people who lost their lives in the accident were on their way from Victoria to Houston.  The driver of the 18 wheeler survived the accident.

 

Accidents like this highlight the dangers posed to passenger vehicle drivers from large trucks.  Any time a car is hit by a truck weighing several thousand pounds, the car is going to lose.

 

What happens after a serious truck crash – or in this case a deadly truck crash?  All too often the trucking company will immediately take steps to avoid paying a fair settlement to the accident victims.  Even a terrible fiery death isn’t enough to get fair compensation from some of these companies.

 

Please check out our truck accident library to learn more about truck accidents.  Read about “Top five tricks trucking companies utilize when they are sued”, “How truck drivers can cause serious traffic accidents” and much more.