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Two Injured in Tractor-Trailer vs Bus Accident in Bruceville-Eddy, Texas

BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, TX — Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash between a tractor-trailer and a transit bus in Bruceville-Eddy, Texas on Tuesday, May 13th, 2014, according to a news report from News Channel 25.

Investigators have said that they have reason to believe both a school bus driver and a passenger were hurt when the charter bus they were on was struck by a tractor-trailer from the rear while driving on Interstate 35 sometime Tuesday afternoon.

Scene of the Accident

 

 

Two people were taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital after the crash for the treatment of their injuries. It is not clear from the article if the driver of the tractor-trailer was hurt in the collision.

Texas Department of Transportation Officials are currently investigating the crash.

Commentary:

If this article is accurate with the facts surrounding this crash, then the tractor-trailer company is going to be facing a lot of tough questions in the coming days. Whenever a tractor-trailer rear ends another vehicle, I see either a failure to control speed, or failure to maintain a safe following distance. What does this mean? Commercial vehicle drivers are trained extensively in adjusting their following distance based on traffic due to the large stopping distances that tractor-trailer drivers need to stop. If the truck is found to have been speeding or following too closely then the trucking company could be liable for the damages this accident caused.

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