Posts Tagged ‘truck accident’

Pickup driver chooses Rocky Road, crashes into ice cream shop

The driver of a pickup truck crashed through the plate glass window in front of the El Kiosko ice cream shop in a strip mall at Louetta and Stuebner Airline this afternoon. A photograph on Channel 2’s web page showed significant damage to the front of the store, but no word on whether anyone was injured in the accident.

18-wheeler accident on I-10 East, woman rescued by bystanders

Investigators say a 26-year old woman was speeding down Interstate 10 East around 3:30 a.m. Saturday near Magnolia when she crashed into another car. The car that was struck ended up coming to rest against the concrete center divider and the speeding car came to a stop in the middle of the freeway. An approaching 18-wheeler couldn’t stop in time and struck the woman’s car causing it to burst into flames. Some witnesses rushed to the woman’s rescue to attempt to remove her from the vehicle, including Calvin Rutledge. The woman was rushed to hospital in critical condition with burns on 15% of her body. The freeway was shut down for a couple of hours. Channel 2’s story is here.

18 wheeler accident in Houston on Interstate 10

Bystanders rescued a woman from her burning vehicle

Driver killed in Hardy Toll Road truck accident

A concrete ready-mix truck experienced a tire blow out on the Hardy Toll Road yesterday causing the truck to strike the retaining wall and roll over. The driver of the concrete truck died at the scene. After the collision the truck caught fire. All main southbound lanes of the Hardy at Aldine Mail Route were shut down. Channel 2’s story. Information on how truck accidents happen.

Photo credit: KHOU

Magna-Flow Environmental truck wreck shuts down Highway 90

A wreck today involving a car and a Magna-Flow Environmental Services truck shut down Highway 90 in both directions. Harris County Sheriff’s Department said the Magna-Flow truck flipped on its side into a ditch on the Beaumont Highway at Lamkin shortly after 8:30am. No word yet on whether there were any injuries as a result of the accident.