A commercial truck crashed through an overpass guardrail and onto the highway below, injuring three people in Surry County, North Carolina on Friday, Feb. 24. According to MyFox8.com, the tractor trailer was traveling on Interstate 74 when it veered off an overpass and onto Highway 601. Two people in a passenger car traveling on 601 were injured, as was the driver of the tractor trailer. Details off their injuries were not available.
TRUCK ACCIDENT FAST FACT: According to TruckAccidents.org, truck accidents cause 2.3 deaths and 60.5 injuries for every 100 million miles that trucks drive on U.S. road ways.