Arkansas authorities have identified three victims in a fatal head-on collision involving two 18-wheelers.
Details of the Arkansas Trucking Accident
KATV reports that two tractor-trailers collided head-on on I-40 in Carlisle, Arkansas on Tuesday.
Preliminary reports indicate a truck driven by Jerry Stice, 64, of Westville, Oklahoma, crossed over the center line and crashed into a FedEx truck driven by Jesus Escareno, 47, of Houston. Stice and Escareno were pronounced dead at the scene as was a passenger in the FedEx truck, identified as Mark Lynch, 55.
The accident occurred around 3:30 pm, and traffic was directed to U.S. 70 as crews cleared the scene. The accident remains under investigation.
National Trucking Accident Statistics
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recorded 438,000 trucking accidents in the U.S. in 2014.
- These accidents result in 3,903 deaths and 111,000 injuries.
- Of those killed in trucking accidents:
- 17 percent were occupants of large trucks
- 73 percent were occupants of other vehicles
- 10 percent were listed as nonoccupants, including bicyclists and pedestrians
- Texas led the nation in trucking accident fatalities with 553 trucking-related deaths reported. California followed Texas with 300 recorded deaths.
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