Trucks are heavier than cars, and although they are a small percentage of the total number of accidents on the road, the increased mass means that many accidents involving trucks cause a great deal of damage.
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Sun, 12/08/2013A semi driver was injured this afternoon in a rollover on I-65 in Boone County.
The accident at 4:24 p.m. also has closed the right-hand northbound lane of the interstate, according to a news release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
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Tue, 12/03/2013An accident involving an 18 wheeler and a fuel spill snarled traffic on the Palmetto Expressway Wednesday morning.
The accident had the three right lanes blocked on the 826 westbound at NW 12th Avenue.
There were also heavy delays eastbound as a result of the accident.
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Sun, 12/01/2013A Virginia man died of injuries from a car crash Tuesday after his car collided with another vehicle Monday morning in Manassas.
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Mon, 12/02/2013A logging truck overturned near Statesville Monday, causing a road to close.
The crash happened just before noon on Old Mocksville Road about four miles northeast of town, WCNC reported.
The truck driver was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
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Tue, 11/26/2013Westbound lanes of Interstate 30 in Grand Prairie have reopened after a fiery semi crash closed several lanes overnight.
The accident happened at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the westbound lanes of I-30 a half mile east of MacArthur Boulevard.
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Mon, 11/25/2013The ramp from eastbound Interstate 8 to eastbound Interstate 10 is closed because of a rollover crash involving a semi carrying automotive parts, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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Sat, 11/23/2013Emergency crews responded to a serious crash at a rest stop Sunday night.
The crash occurred some time after 8 p.m. on I-70 westbound at the 144 mile marker. Wayne County dispatchers say a car and a semi collided at a rest stop.
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Thu, 11/21/2013An accident in Pend Oreille County involving two semi trucks killed one driver Friday evening. The Washington State Patrol said James C. Morton, 51, was killed after the truck he was driving crossed the centerline and tipped over on a curve on State Route 20 north of Cusick.
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Thu, 11/21/2013A cattle truck was traveling eastbound when it hit a car that was driving the wrong way on US 60. The semi overturned with 35 cows on board at the time. Eight cows had to be euthanized due to their injuries, and six or seven cows are still unaccounted for.
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Thu, 11/21/2013An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer was seriously injured when a semi hauling a boat hit his patrol car Friday morning.
The incident happened on Washington Street at Cherry Tree Plaza, near Mitthoeffer Road.
