Posts tagged Tractor-trailer Accidents

• Fuel Tanker Truck Crashes into South Carolina Home

  Chrissie Cole | September 25, 2007 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A man suffered injuries in a truck accident at his home on Thursday, when a fuel tanker parked at a gas station across the street, rolled away and crashed into his home.The tanker was transporting 8,000 gallons of fuel. None of which was spilled during the accident, according to authorities.The house, located about 300 feet from the gas station, was pushed off its foundation. He was transported...

• Giant Truck Storms into Crowd - 9 Injured

  Courtney Mills | August 10, 2007 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Nine people were severely injured at an Illinois truck stunt show Thursday when a giant stunt truck spun out of control and tore into a crowd of about 100 shocked spectators. Horrified onlookers watched in disbelief as the truck plowed through at least 9 people before regaining control by driving through a wooden fence to safety and out of the way of other people."After its third or fourth...

• Tractor Trailer Driver Killed in Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 02, 2007 1:28 AM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A truck driver was killed in a tractor trailer accident on Bent Mountain Road, causing Route 221 to be shut down most of Sunday.The accident occurred around 8:00 a.m, Sunday. Emergency and transportation officers expected the area to remain closed through most of Sunday evening.The driver was a 35-year-old man of North Carolina. Police say he was transporting fireworks to Radford. Due to the...

• Tractor Trailer Overturns Spilling Lumber on Highway

  Christina Cole | April 10, 2007 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a tractor trailer accident that spilled lumber into the woods of U.S. 25 northbound, near the state line of South Carolina, on Monday.A .C. Trooper said a Western Express truck out of Nashville, Tennessee turned over when the load of lumber shifted causing the tractor trailer to lose its balance.The accident happened just after 5pm, on Monday,...