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Two Injured in Tow Truck Accident on Fairview and Talbert in Lexington, North Carolina


LEXINGTON, NC — A two-vehicle accident sent two motorists to a nearby hospital in Lexington, North Carolina on Thursday, April 17th, 2014, according to a news release from My Fox 8.

Authorities have said that they have reason to believe two people were hurt when a tow truck collided with a van at the intersection of Fairview and Talbert at about 4:00 Thursday afternoon.

Scene of the Accident

 

 

Two people were taken to a nearby hospital. One person had to be cut from the vehicle, and another person required helicopter transport to a nearby hospital.

The investigation into the accident is being handled by officials from the North Carolina State Police.

Commentary:

Whenever people mention commercial vehicle accidents, they seem to have an idea that they all involve trucks that belong to massive trucking companies, when in actuality, a lot of them involve the only vehicle a small-business owns. If anybody knows the nature of small business, sometimes very needed things go ignored or overlooked in order to stretch a dollar. When these desperately needed things include vehicle repairs. If a mechanical failure caused by disrepair was a factor in this accident, the business in question may bear at least some of the liability for this accident, depending on how the facts line up.

–Grossman Law Offices

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