Jack-Knifed Semi Truck Caused Major Backups on I90 During Morning Commute

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8/30/2011
Jaclyn Nicholson
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Jack-Knifed Semi Truck Caused Major Backups on I90 During Morning Commute

A truck towing a trailer jack-knifed with construction equipment this morning on Westbound Interstate 90. The accident was cleared after 7 a.m.

The truck accident occurred just before 6 a.m., which blocked two lanes of traffic heading westbound at Rainier Avenue South in Seattle, causing traffic backups for miles.

Semi Truck Accident & Trucking Collision Statistics

There are over 500,000 truck accidents in the United States every year. A high number of these truck accidents result in fatalities. Approximately 5,000 die in truck accidents annually. The majority of fatal truck accidents occur in rural areas, on a weekday, and in the daytime. Large trucks are more likely to be involved in an accident that results in death than a passenger vehicle.

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