The driver of a tractor trailer was killed when his rig crashed into another semi truck on Interstate 70 near Brownstown, Ill., in the early-morning hours of Saturday, March 17. According to the Effingham Daily News, a truck driver had pulled to the shoulder of I-70 to address vehicle problems and was merging back onto the highway when a second semi smashed into his truck. The second truck burst into flames upon impact, killing the driver. The driver of the first truck was taken to a nearby medical facility and listed in serious condition.
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According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in truck accidents involving large trucks and other vehicles, 98% of the fatalities occur to the people in the passenger vehicles.
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