Missouri Tractor-Trailer Crash Lawyer: Young Girl Killed in Accident Involving a Tractor-Trailer in Madison County, Missouri
An eight-year-old girl of Poplar Bluff, Missouri was tragically killed on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, according to kfvs12.com. She was a passenger in a car driven by her father. The accident occurred when a tractor-trailer attempted to cross the highway. The tractor-trailer did not make it across the highway in time and slammed into the victim’s vehicle, which was forced off the highway and flipped.
Map:
According to police, all of the people involved in the accident were wearing their seatbelts. Unfortunately, the young girl was killed in the Missouri truck crash. Three other passengers in the car were also injured, two seriously. The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash.
In 2009, tractor-trailer’s accounted for at least 5,271 accidents in the state of Missouri. Of those accidents, more than 50 involved fatalities. The size of the trucks combined with the fatigue and, sometimes, negligence, of the drivers can be extremely dangerous to other motorists. Because of the significant size disparity between tractor-trailers and other vehicles, even what would otherwise be minor accidents are transformed into life-threatening events.
In the aftermath of an accident with a tractor-trailer, you will need someone with experience in dealing with trucking and insurance companies. Page Law, a Missouri tractor-trailer accident law firm, has the experience fighting trucking and insurance companies that you need on your side after a serious accident. Contact us today at 314-322-8515.
Source: http://www.kfvs12.com/story/14824755/poplar-bluff-girl-killed-in-crash-on-us-67
