Kentucky updates in category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

We all know driving can be dangerous and that automobile accidents and truck accidents will happen. With the Fourth of July holiday upon us, most of us will be on the roads and interstates over the next several days. Hopefully, we will have a safe journey, but what should you do if you are injured by a semi tractor-trailer or another automobile? Here are a few tips to consider if you are...

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A man who drove tour buses for Anchor Tours, based out of Nashville was killed in a late nght trucking accident on May 4th. Police are not sure why but he rear ended a flatbed 18-wheeler with his tour bus. He was thrown from the tour bus and it caught on fire. The crash also sparked a fire that ultimately charred the entire front end of the bus. At one point, flames were visible throughout...

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Construction is scheduled to begin in 30 days to install a cable barrier on New Circle Road. That would have prevented an accident Wednesday that killed a Lexington resident. According to police a blue Dodge Durango crossed the median and struck a silver Nissan Altima killing the driver of the Altima. "Yesterday, a state transportation spokesman discussed a project to install barriers designed...

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Sharing the road with large trucks is a situation that is often fraught with danger. As a driver of a passenger vehicle, your experience on the road requires you to be constantly alert and forces you to be prepared for unexpected obstacles such as construction work, debris on the road, and the changing speeds of other drivers around you. Large trucks have a higher fatality crash rate per mile...

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A semi-truck stopped on I-65 due to an accident was hit from behind by a pickup truck. The pickup truck was then struck by a car. The 45-year-old driver of the pickup truck was killed. The victim died of multiple blunt force injuries from the accident, said Rita Taylor, a deputy Jefferson County coroner. The accident happened about 6 a.m. when a semi truck, a pickup truck and a car all headed...

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Saturday morning around 9 a.m. on highway 15 a vehicle driven by a 72-year-old from Sassafras crossed into the path of a coal truck, striking it head on. The 72-year-old was killed. The coal truck overturned after skidding several hundred feet and burst into flames. The driver was able to escape the truck and as only treated for minor injuries at Whitesburg Hospital. The highway was closed for...

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Police recovered the body yesterday after the Semi plunged into the Licking River after striking a vehicle stopped in the emergency lane on Tuesday night. The vehicle he struck was unoccupied at the time of the incident. Part of I-64 was shut down for more than 20 hours due to the accident. The driver of the truck was still in the drivers seat, wearing a seat belt. The truck landed in about 30...

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Heavy rains may have caused a tractor trailer accident Friday just outside of Columbia on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway. The driver apparently lost control ran off the roadway and struck a guardrail, then crossed the westbound lanes, overturned and landed in the median. The Adair County Rescue Squad had to extricate the driver who was then transported to the University of Louisville Hospital. The...

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A semi tractor-trailer overturned Saturday causing Kentucky 141 to close for about 3 ½ hours. The 2001 Freightliner carrying a load of corn missed a curve, crossed the center line and dropped off the shoulder of the road. The driver had to be extricated by the Morganfield Rescue Squad and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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