A recent midday crash involving three tractor-trailers stopped eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 in Mississippi for quite some time while response crews worked to clear the wreckage from the roadway. Preliminary reports on the accident did not indicate that there were any fatalities from the crash, but there was a lot of property damage, and there may have been some injuries. Accidents involving one tractor trailer can cause significant amounts of property damage and bodily harm, and accidents involving multiple tractor trailers cause even more damage and destruction.
Tractor trailer accidents are often both severe and fatal. Because eighteen-wheelers are large and heavy, any accident involving multiple tractor trailers increase the amount of injury and damage that occur. Accidents involving multiple tractor trailers can happen anytime, but the risk of those accidents happening increases during times of peak traffic, when the roads are crowded with al kinds of vehicles. When tractor-trailers are traveling near each other, there are several ways that they can crash into each other. Sometimes, one truck rear-ends another. When this happens, other vehicles may also get into a rear-end collision with the first two trucks. These rear-end collisions can be extremely dangerous, because the driver of the truck that collided with the rear of the first truck could become trapped in the cab of their truck, resulting in serious injuries or death. Multiple tractor trailers can collide in any fashion and trigger a chain reaction in which multiple other vehicles pile up into a wreck on the roadway. Another possible multiple truck accident scenario is the side impact, which can happen when trucks are driving next to each other and fail to maintain their lanes.
Drivers of passenger vehicles need to know that whenever there is a trucking accident, there is likely to be a complicated set of facts. It can be difficult for accident victims and their families to pursue claims for damages because of the complexity. Trucking accident attorneys understand how trucking accident claims work, the various types of parties involved, and how to pursue claims on behalf of their clients with the goal of obtaining compensation for their damages promptly. The reason that trucking accidents are complicated is that they involve more parties than just the drivers and passengers at the crash scene. These parties include the trucking company, their insurance company, the truck manufacturer, the manufacturer of parts used to repair the truck, mechanics that have worked on the trucks, and others. If you are involved in a trucking accident, know that the “accident response team” that responds to accident scene (not emergency rescue personnel, a separate group of investigators) is there on behalf of the insurers and the trucking companies. These people are not neutral parties, and they represent interests that are contrary to yours. You may refuse to speak with them until you have talked with your attorney.
Barrett Law PLLC: Helping Victims Of Mississippi Trucking Accidents
Accidents involving multiple tractor trailers can be devastating. To learn more about how we could help you file a claim for damages after a trucking accident or any other type of wreck, call the knowledgeable Mississippi Trucking Accident Attorneys at Barrett Law PLLC, at 1 (800) 707-9577 to set up a consultation.
