St. Joseph Truck Crash Causes Fire, Explosion and Injures Five
A Missouri tractor trailer crash on Interstate 29, near St. Joseph, Missouri, injured two adults and three children. The tractor trailer hit a vehicle, crashed onto a road running underneath the interstate, and burst into flames. All injured victims were transported to the hospital.
According to the Highway Patrol, the tractor trailer driving north on Interstate 29 was traveling in the passing lane when it attempted to move into the driving lane. Upon changing lanes, the tractor trailer swerved and slammed into a Jeep. The big rig then struck a bridge rail on the northbound lanes before traveling over the rail and crashing on Missouri Route DD, which travels underneath the interstate. Following the violent St. Joseph truck accident and before rescue crews had arrived, the tractor trailer burst into flames.
When you add speed and size together, big rigs are hard to handle. Although the exact cause of this semi truck accident is pending investigation, swerving and jack-knifing tractor trailers often cause accidents and severe injury because drivers lose control of their weighty commercial vehicles.
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