ECHO CANYON, UT — A two-vehicle tractor-trailer accident sent one driver to the hospital in Echo Canyon, Utah on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014, according to the news article released by The Salt Lake City Tribune.
Investigators believe one person was hurt when a tanker truck hauling cleaning chemicals collided with another tractor-trailer while driving on Interstate 40 approaching the Utah-Wyoming border around 5:00 Wednesday morning.
Scene of the Accident
The driver of one of the trucks was flown by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where he was being treated for unspecified injuries. No other injuries were mentioned in the accident summary.
The Utah Highway Patrol is helping with the accident investigation at this time.
Commentary:
The main factor I’m curious about in this collision would be the fire that engulfed the trucks after the crash. While the regular cars meant for consumers out on the road are built from the ground-up with safety features, and crash survivability in mind, tractor-trailers are not. As a matter of fact, the majority of trucks you see out on the road feature an externally mounted gas tank right below the driver’s step side, right underneath the driver’s side door. These tanks often rupture in accidents, and if this is what happened here, the truck’s manufacturer could have a products liability claim against them if the facts line up right.
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