Pharr, TX — 1 person was taken to a hospital in Pharr last Monday, October 19, 2015 after there was an accident between a semi-truck, an SUV, and a Rio Grande Valley school bus. This happened at the intersection of Cage Boulevard and Ridge Road, police said.
It appears that the SUV was hit by the trailer of the semi-truck and pushed into back of the school bus, causing a pileup.
1 person in the SUV, believed to be a passenger, was taken to a hospital for their injuries, but their name and condition weren’t released. The school bus had about 20 middle school students aboard, but only a few were hurt. It didn’t appear any of them required medical attention, from the new reports.
They said that the semi-truck had been driving along Cage Boulevard that day when the driver tried to make a right-hand turn onto Ridge Road. However, as the truck turned, the trailer fishtailed and went into oncoming traffic, where it crashed into the dark blue SUV. From there, the SUV was forced into the back of the school bus, injuring the passenger inside.
More details will hopefully be released later.
Map of the Accident
Commentary:
If this semi-truck’s trailer fishtailed, then that may be evidence that the driver took the turn too sharply. As far as accidents with semi-truck drivers go, they can be much worse, but a mistake like this is frankly a little alarming. For someone who drives a big rig professionally, taking turn too fast is a little bit of a rookie mistake. Was there something else going on here? Any chance that this driver was distracted at the time, or looking at something other than the road? If an investigation were done and this driver was found to be negligent, he and his trucking company may be held liable for the accident and injuries here.
— Grossman Law Offices
