May 19, 2015

Tanker Truck Rollover on Southton Road Sends Truck Driver to Hospital in San Antonio, Texas

SAN ANTONIO, TX — Police have not yet released the name of the truck driver that was hurt in a tanker-truck rollover accident that happened in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, May 17th, 2015. Reports out of the southwest side of the city said that the accident happened at about 11:45 Sunday night.

One truck driver was hurt when a tanker truck crashed and rolled while driving in the 9400 block of Southton Road. The news said that the truck drove off the road and tipped when it hit the curb, spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline as a result.

The driver of the truck was taken to a nearby hospital after the accident.

San Antonio Police officials are still looking into the details of what happened.

Scene of the Accident

View of the Road

Commentary:

While many are going to focus in on the cause of the accident, this may lead to tunnel vision, and people may miss a lot of finite details. For instance, do we know how the truck fared in the accident? Photos from the scene show the truck itself twisted and maimed on it’s side, so did the flimsily built frame on the big rig simply twist and buckle under the forces in the accident? Even though these trucks are massive, and intimidating on the road, it doesn’t mean they’re very crash worthy vehicles. Normal passenger cars sold to consumers are typically heavily crash tested for foreseeable accidents like rollover accidents. If the truck was cheaply constructed and the poor construction led to the victim’s injuries, the manufacturer of the truck could be liable.

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