Lucky to be alive

[Smiley]

This happened yesterday morning close where I live. They said he hit his brakes and swerved to miss a car that was passing somebody else and he jackknifed and turned it over. Shortly afterwards it blew up. The driver made it out and had to be airlifted. Heard he had a few broke bones and such but I haven't heard he was doing this morning.

[Lil Giants]

Gasoline tanker?

[Smiley]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

Gasoline tanker?

Yes it was but he was hauling LSR which is more flammable than gas

[Izzy]

Wow... very glad it wasn't you. Be careful.

[BRICKNICK]

Thats a scary site... living and driving a tractor trailer in New Jersey n New York it makes me feel like its not if im gonna have an accident or wreck but when. My old man drove for almost 40 years before he died, he jad one wreck in his career. He made the choice to roll the truck down a steep revine off route 80, instrad of running over the top of the station wagon that cut out infront of him in the pouring rain simply because he seen a child hoping around in tbe rear of the station wagon playing (obviously this was before car seats were mandated). He survived with a broken arm, but the company truck he was driving at the time was wrecked. He told me many times it felt like time slowed down n he had plenty of time to make the consious decision, even tho it was actually all in a split second... people have no clue about the requirement a truck needs to stop or swerve. They think we can just stop on a dime, n they sure as **** test that theory way too often as well... I hope the driver of this wrecks ok.

[bigford]

when i flipped my sand trailer it was the slowest
time of my life. felt like 10 min to hit the dirt

[woodhog]

One of our local tank drivers hit a bridge that was being expanded about 20 miles from my house and that pretty much what it looked like also. driver didn't make it and the whole bridge had to be demoed and rebuilt