Markham, IL — A man was killed after the dump truck he was driving crashed into a concrete barrier, rolled over and caught fire in Markham, Illinois, on Saturday, July 19, 2014.
Napoleon Brewer was killed. The accident took place on Interstate 57, around nine in the morning.
The reasons for the initial collision, as well as the explosion, are still being investigated. Emergency workers had lanes of traffic closed for close to six hours as they worked to clear the wreckage.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
I think many people would look at this accident and see nothing more than a man who had gotten himself killed. Despite the accident being as tragic as it is, the driver really had no one to blame but himself. However, the more we’re looking into vehicles with these types of fuel cells, the more we’re finding just how unsafe they really are. Imagine if this accident had involved a Honda Accord. All things considered, the driver most likely would have walked away with minor injuries. Now, switch the Accord out for the dump truck with its external fuel cells, which are going to be one of the first things impacted in any rollover accidents, and the whole truck goes up in flames. There are safer ways to build cars, and the safer we can make them, the less we’ll see accidents like this one.
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