Preventable Tragedies
6-Year-Old Killed in Crash with Parked 18-Wheeler on Kansas Turnpike in Wichita
Wichita, KS – January 14, 2022, a 6-year-old girl was killed in a collision with a parked semi-truck on the shoulder of the Kansas Turnpike in Wichita. Authorities say the incident happened around 8:25 a.m. on the turnpike (Interstate 35). Preliminary investigation suggests 28-year-old Tori Hornecker was traveling south on the highway in a Dodge Durango when she lost control for reasons not given in reports. The SUV left the roadway and crashed into the rear-left quarter of a parked Peterbilt semi-truck’s trailer.
Read MoreI-80 semi crash leaves 2 injured; Ring camera captures fiery collision
GRUNDY COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) – A crash involving two semi-trucks on Interstate 80 Friday in Grundy County left two people injured, Illinois State Police said. The crash, which happened shortly before 7 a.m. near mile marker 110 in the westbound lanes, left one person seriously injured. The person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, state police said. Another person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Nearby Ring camera captured the moment of the collision that sent a fiery burst of flames into the air.
Read MoreA38 crash: Children escape before lorry hits broken-down car
Police have praised a woman who got two children out of a broken-down car before it was hit by a lorry. Officers said the woman did “the right thing” by getting herself and the children out of the car and behind the barrier on the A38 in Derbyshire. A lorry then crashed into the back of the vehicle, the Derbyshire roads policing unit said on Twitter. Derbyshire Police said no-one was injured in the collision near Alfreton on Tuesday evening.
Read MorePerson Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 3 In Chelmsford
CHELMSFORD (CBS) – A person was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Route 3 North in Chelmsford Thursday afternoon. It happened prior to Exit 84 at about 2:15 p.m. When State Police arrived, they found a Nissan SUV disabled in the breakdown and a tractor-trailer stopped about 300 feet away. The 77-year-old man who was driving the SUV was struck by the truck and seriously injured. State Police said life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.
Read MoreDriver hit by lorry on M5 in Worcestershire remains critical
A lorry driver who was hit by another lorry on the hard shoulder of the M5 remains in a critical condition. Police are seeking witnesses to the crash between J7 and 8, near Worcester, at about 19:30 GMT on Monday. Reports say he was standing at the back of his vehicle when he was struck by a passing lorry, West Mercia Police said. The lorry failed to stop but was later found and the driver arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Read MoreMan, 29, hit by lorry and killed after getting out of his car following crash
A man who was tragically hit by a lorry in the aftermath of a crash on the A1 has been named as a 29-year-old from Bolton. Police say Nathan Thomas Morris, from Farnworth, was ‘struck and killed by a lorry’ after getting out of his own vehicle on the major road through Cambridgeshire. Emergency services raced out to the A1, near Sawtry, at around 7am on Monday (January 17) following reports of a serious crash.
Read MoreUS-41 passing lane reopens after two-vehicle crash
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The passing lane of US-41 near the intersection of East French Drive was shut down for around an hour Wednesday night after a disabled vehicle was rear ended, Indiana State Police Sgt. Matt Ames said. The road was shut down after a disabled vehicle was hit while stopped on US-41, Ames said. While traveling northbound on US-41, a driver’s car became disabled and the driver stopped in the passing lane, turning on the vehicle’s emergency hazard lights.
Read More14-year-old killed in I-95 crash, her brother pulled from car by good Samaritan, mother says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kenyatta Williams says her son and daughter were in the midst of delivering homemade chocolate covered strawberries when they were both involved in a crash Monday night on I-95. Williams said her daughter, 14-year-old Kmiya Norris died in the crash. Williams’ son, 17-year-old Kiyon Newton was pulled out of their car by a good Samaritan and rushed to a hospital with critical injuries. Norris loved to dance, and she loved to make chocolate covered strawberries.
Read MoreCHP: Woman found dead after possible days-old crash on WB I-80 on-ramp in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman was found dead after a solo crash on a westbound Interstate 80 on-ramp in Sacramento Tuesday morning, but investigators say the crash may have happened days ago. The California Highway Patrol said the 19-year-old woman from Woodland hit a tree at freeway speeds on the West El Camino Avenue on-ramp to get onto westbound Interstate 80. She was the only person inside the vehicle, officials said.
Read MoreMan crushed to death by tour bus while pushing SUV on SR-417 in Orange County
ORLANDO, Fla. – A man pushing a disabled SUV on State Road 417 in Orange County was fatally struck when a tour bus hit him and the vehicle early Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The wreck happened around 5:50 a.m. on southbound SR-417 at mile marker 6 near International Drive. SR-417 south was closed at John Young Parkway for most of the morning, but most lanes reopened around 9:45 a.
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