Three people were killed in a truck crash when hit head on by an 18 wheeler.
An angleton student and his sister were traveling to San Antonio to show a steer at the Livestock Show and Rodeo when they were hit head on by an 18-wheeler, according to Texas Department Public Safety spokesman.
The siblings were traveling west on I-10 when the tractor trailer, who was traveling east on I-10, crossed over the median and struck their car and a second car.
Police said all three vehicles caught fire and ended up in the median between the I-10 feeder road and the westbound lane. The two siblings and the driver of the second car were pronounced dead at the scene.
The semi truck driver suffered only minor injuries.
The destruction a semi truck can cause is amplified by weight of up to 80,000 pounds, while passenger cars weigh under about 5000 pounds. Not only do tractor trailers take longer to stop but even a slow speed impact can cause serious injury and death.
In this truck accident the 18 wheeler appears to have jacknifed across the roadway creating a death trap for vehicles going the other dirction. This is a fact pattern that truck accident attorneys see frequently.
In truck accident cases like this it is very important that the victims family have expert Texas truck accident attorneys on the ground as soon as possible after the wreck, as you can be assured that the trucking company and its insurers will have a crew at the scene within hours of the truck crash.
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