May 3rd, 2017 by Thomas J. Henry

Temple Trucking Accident Leaves Two Dead

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Two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in Temple, Texas on Tuesday.

According to the Temple Daily Telegram, the crash occurred around 3:10 pm on State Highway 95, just south of where it becomes Northwest Loop 363.

Police believe a red Toyota sedan was struck by a heavy truck carrying a load of scrap metal when the sedan failed to stop at a stop sign.

The collision mangled the small sedan, and the truck was forced of the side of the road into the grassy ditch.

Two occupants of the sedan, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead. The driver of the truck sustained minor injuries.

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.