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When a motor vehicle collides with a semi tractor trailer or truck the results are simply devastating. One out of nine traffic fatalities result from an involving a truck, semi truck or tractor trailer.
Of the truck accident deaths, 79 percent were occupants of another vehicle, 7 percent were nonoccupants, and 14 percent were occupants of a large truck. Of the injuries that resulted from crashes involving large trucks, 77 percent were occupants of another vehicle, 3 percent were nonoccupants, and 20 percent were occupants of a large truck.
Large trucks are much more likely to be involved in a fatal multiple-vehicle crash — as opposed to a fatal single-vehicle crash — than are passenger vehicles (84 percent of all large trucks involved in fatal crashes, compared with 61 percent of all passenger vehicles).
In 29 percent of the two-vehicle fatal crashes involving a large truck and another type of vehicle, both vehicles were impacted in the front. The truck was struck in the rear nearly 2.5 times as often as the other vehicle (17 percent and 7 percent, respectively).
Truck accidents result in extensive property damage, and usually end in fatalities, or serious and sometimes permanent injuries. Trucking companies and their insurance companies usually offer little help to the victims of a truck accident. Truck accident lawsuits are very expensive for both the victim and the company involved and often the truck company will attempt to settle the case of pennies on the dollar. An experienced lawyer can help level the playing field so that you are able to reach a just and equal settlement. For a free case evaluation, click the “report your case” icon to the right. An attorney will review your claim and may contact you to discuss your rights.
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