Truck Accidents 360 Newswire

WEEDSPORT, NY- A driver was injured when his semi trailer truck rolled over early Tuesday morning, August 24, on a highway in Cayuga County, New York. The truck accident occurred on the New York Thruway just west of the exit for Weedsport, NY. The accident area is in the north central section of the state near the city of Syracuse, about 126 miles west of Buffalo, NY and about 79 miles north of Elmira, NY.

Hazmat teams from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation reported to the site of the truck accident to clean up the fuel spill.

Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning 40 year old Michael E. Sullivan of Felicity, Ohio was driving a semi trailer truck east on the New York Thruway in Cayuga County, NY. The trailer of the truck was loaded with a cargo of cardboard boxes. The New York Thruway is also known as I-90. ... Read Full Story

ARNOLD, MD – A truck accident on Friday afternoon, August 20, brought commuter traffic to a standstill on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. One person was injured in the rear-end collision which occurred on the bridge that crosses over the Chesapeake Bay near the city of Arnold, MD. The accident area is in the central section of the state about 62 miles west of Dover, Delaware and about 36 miles east of Washington, DC.

Local emergency personnel from Anne Arundel County Fire Department arrived at the scene of the truck accident and worked to extricate the driver of the Corvette using the Jaws of Life.

Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon a semi trailer truck was traveling west on the Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. A red Corvette driven by a 24 year old man was directly in front of the 18 wheeler truck. The trailer truck and car were both traveling in the right lane of the bridge. ... Read Full Story

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – One person was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on truck accident Wednesday morning, August 18, on a highway in Salt Lake County, Utah. The deadly collision on Interstate 215 caused the semi trailer to burst into flames and filled the air with smoke which could be seen for miles around Salt Lake City. The truck accident area is in the north-central section of the state about 45 miles north of Provo, UT and about 110 miles south of Preston, Idaho.

The force of the truck accident punctured one of the semi fuel tanks and it burst into flames.

Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning 51 year old truck driver Kulwinder Singh of Livermore, California was driving a semi trailer truck west on Interstate 215 in Salt Lake County, UT. The trailer was reportedly filled with a load of ham. ... Read Full Story

COLOMA, MI – One person was killed Monday afternoon, August 16, in a semi trailer truck accident on an interstate in Berrien County, Michigan. The deadly rear-end collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the exit for the city of Coloma. The truck accident area is in the far southwest corner of the state near Lake Michigan, about 43 miles west of Kalamazoo, MI and about 46 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

Firefighters prepare to remove the victim of a fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 94 near Coloma on Monday afternoon. Police said it appears that the semi truck ran into the rear of the car. Traffic had backed up due to a multi-vehicle crash that had taken place a few minutes earlier in the eastbound lanes near the Coloma exit, about two miles to the east. William F. Ast III / H-P staff

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UNITY, WI – A milk tanker truck crashed on a highway bridge and then burst into flames Thursday morning, Aug 12, in Marathon/Clark County, Wisconsin. The single truck accident happened on State Highway 13 in the town of Unity, WI and may have occurred after the driver fell asleep. The truck accident area is in the central section of the state between the cities of Wausau and Eau Claire, about 132 miles west of Green Bay, WI and about 148 miles east of St. Paul, Minnesota.

The semi tanker truck crashed into a guardrail and highway bridge flipping over on its side.

At around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning 28 year old Aaron Ruggles of Owen, WI was driving a semi tanker truck south on State Highway 13 in Marathon/Clark County, WI. The tank on the truck was filled with gallons of milk. ... Read Full Story

WHITEWATER, KS – A semi trailer truck driver died Tuesday, August 10, after he collided with a train at an intersection of the railroad tracks and a Kansas highway. The deadly truck accident occurred on Kansas Highway 196 in the city of Whitewater near the border between Harvey and Butler counties. The accident area is northwest of the Wichita metro region in the south section of the state, about 192 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri and about 150 miles north of Enid, Oklahoma.

The scene was cleared by Tues. evening and the highway lanes and tracks reopened for travel.

Shortly before 1:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon 80 year old truck driver Herbert Entz of Whitewater, Kansas was driving a semi trailer truck east on Kansas Highway 196 near the border between Harvey and Butler counties. The trailer of the semi truck was loaded with a cargo of corn. ... Read Full Story

HIGHLAND, IL – A fiery truck accident killed the driver of a semi and his passenger Monday morning, August 9, on an interstate in Madison County, Illinois. The deadly collision, which occurred near the city of Highland in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70, happened as traffic slowed for an earlier trailer truck accident. The accident area is in the southwest section of the state about 35 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri and about 93 miles northwest of Carbondale, IL.

The impact of the truck accident apparently damaged one or more fuel tanks on the semi which set off the collision and the Freightliner burst into flames.

Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Monday morning 30 year old Jason C. Scott of Grove City, IL was driving a Kenworth semi trailer truck west on Interstate 70 through Madison County, IL. About 10 minutes earlier a semi had crashed into an overpass in the same area and became disconnected from its trailer. The trailer broke open and spilled its load of food products out onto the highway. The incident occurred at mile marker 27. ... Read Full Story

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – A tanker truck flipped over early Wednesday morning, Aug 4, on an interstate overpass in Linn County, Iowa. The single vehicle truck accident happened when the liquid chemicals in the tanker shifted as the semi tanker moved through Cedar Rapids on Interstate 380 near Wright Brothers Blvd. The accident area is in the central east section of the state about 168 miles south of Rochester, Minnesota and about 174 miles north of Hannibal, Missouri.

At the time of the rollover truck accident, Mr. Short was on his way to Red Star Yeast in Cedar Rapids after picking up his cargo in Muscatine, IA. The tanker truck is owned by K.A. Steel Chemicals a chemical manufacturer and distributing company based in Lemont, Illinois.

At around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning 39 year old Joe Short of Colona, Illinois was driving a semi tanker truck north on Interstate 380 through Linn County, IA. The tank on the semi truck was loaded with about 50,000 pounds of sodium hydroxide, a liquid chemical that is also known as lye or caustic soda. Sodium hydroxide is potentially harmful and can irritate or damage a person’s eyes, skin, and mucous membranes. ... Read Full Story

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV – A driver was charged after he crashed and flipped his semi trailer truck Monday morning, July 26, on a winding highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The truck accident occurred on the Mount Rose Highway, also known as Nevada State 431, near the town of Incline Village between Reno and Carson City, NV. The accident area is in the far west section of the state on the border with California, about 88 miles southwest of Fallon, NV and about 120 miles east of Sacramento, CA.

The semi truck was unable to completely negotiate the turn and crashed into the guardrail.

At about 11:00 a.m. Monday morning Russell Stokes was driving a tractor trailer truck on the Mount Rose Highway. Mr. Stokes had just left the site of a home demolition in Incline Village and his trailer was loaded with lumber, building materials and other debris that he was hauling to the Lockwood dump. The truck driver was working for F.W. Carson Company based in Incline Village. ... Read Full Story

WAYNESBORO, VA – A semi trailer truck overturned Saturday, July 24, on a highway in Augusta County, Virginia. The truck accident occurred just north of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the juncture of Interstate 64 and Virginia State Route 340 near the city of Waynesboro. The accident area is in the central west section of the state about 62 miles north of Lynchburg, VA and about 140 miles southwest of Washington, DC.

Police shut down a section of the southbound lanes of State Route 340 as well as the entrance ramp to I-64 while highway crews worked to clear the debris and other material from the interstate

On Saturday morning truck driver Edgar Morales was driving a semi trailer truck south on Interstate 64 in Augusta County, VA. The semi was hauling a full load of building lumber in the trailer of the truck. It is not known where Mr. Morales was headed or the trucking company that owns the tractor trailer. ... Read Full Story