Woman Killed, Six Injured, When Truck Runs off the Road in the Bronx
A 37-year-old woman was killed and six people were injured when a Coca-Cola truck crashed into an apartment building after a collision in the South Bronx, police and fire officials said. The bright red delivery truck hit a building at 759 East 138th Street in the Port Morris neighborhood, near the Bruckner Expressway, around 3:20 … [Read more...] about Woman Killed, Six Injured, When Truck Runs off the Road in the Bronx
Truck Carrying Radioactive Fracking Waste Sent Away from Western Pa. Landfill Site
Radioactive Fracking Waste In Pennsylvania. A truck carrying a load of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling waste — mostly Marcellus shale — was sent away from a hazardous materials dump in western Pennsylvania after it set off alarms because it was allegedly radioactive. According to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report, the … [Read more...] about Truck Carrying Radioactive Fracking Waste Sent Away from Western Pa. Landfill Site
Fatal Crash Involving Garbage Truck Under Investigation
Garbage Truck - Car Crash Resulted In Two Deaths. A collision between a garbage truck and car has resulted in two deaths and one serious injury. According to several reports last week, a garbage truck en route in North Bellmore, Nassau County (N.Y.), collided with a car on Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the large garbage … [Read more...] about Fatal Crash Involving Garbage Truck Under Investigation
Ford Issues Super Duty Truck Recall for Faulty Gas Tank, Prepares to End Cruise Control Switch Recall
Ford Super Duty Truck Recall Due To A Faulty Gas Tank. Ford Motor Company has announced a recall of some of its Super Duty pickup trucks because of a faulty gas tank. Ford says that defective mounting on the tanks need to be strengthened to prevent a gasoline leak in a head-on crash. Meanwhile, Ford says a massive recall of … [Read more...] about Ford Issues Super Duty Truck Recall for Faulty Gas Tank, Prepares to End Cruise Control Switch Recall
Activists Push For Truck Safety Rules
Safety Group Calls For Tougher Regulations For Truck Safety. Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that called Monday for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a week nationwide for years. The safest states for truck crashes were Rhode Island and … [Read more...] about Activists Push For Truck Safety Rules
19 Hurt in Mass. Commuter Train-Truck Crash
Train Struck A Truck Injured 19 People. A commuter train heading into Boston struck a flatbed truck that had bottomed out on a railroad crossing, injuring 19 people Monday morning, authorities said. The driver of the truck, which was hauling construction equipment, had walked up the tracks to try to warn the approaching train, but … [Read more...] about 19 Hurt in Mass. Commuter Train-Truck Crash
Truck Crunches Car
Woman In Serious Condition After A Semi Tractor-Trailer Ran Over The Woman's Vehicle. A Lafayette woman was flown to a Denver hospital in serious condition Wednesday morning after a semi tractor-trailer ran over the front of the woman’s vehicle at 95th Street and Colo. Highway 52, the Colorado State Patrol said. State Patrol Cpl. … [Read more...] about Truck Crunches Car
Alabama Ranks Third in Truck Fatalities
Alabamians Are Most Likely To Die In A Truck Wreck. Alabamians are among the most likely to die in a truck wreck, according to figures from the US Department of Transportation. Only Wyoming and Arkansas have more truck crash deaths per capita than Alabama. The state recorded 163 deaths from large truck crashes in 2004. The … [Read more...] about Alabama Ranks Third in Truck Fatalities
