A tragic truck accident took the life of one and the police are looking for the other driver. The truck accident occurred on Interstate 95, in Stratford, at around 2 in the morning.
According to police officers, the 18-wheeler was in the right lane when a car cut in front of the truck and the truck driver, reportedly swerved to miss the car.
Once a big truck makes a quick turn at highway speeds the tractor will be reducing speed while the trailer will continue ahead at the original speed. This speed differential between the truck and trailer causes the trailer to jack-knife and apparently that is exactly what happened in this tragic truck accident.
The trailer jackknifed and flipped over all 3 lanes of the road and came to rest in the traveled lanes going the other direction.
The driver of the 18-wheeler was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the car fled on foot according to reports.
According to Federal Motor Carrier statistics, over 200 truck drivers die each year in jack knife accidents.
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