This weeks YouTube feature is about a fatal truck accident happened in Italian highway in Venice on August 08, 2008. For some people the date 08/08/08 is lucky but obviously for the people included in the accident the date was very unlucky. Watch as the truck veered towards his left in a violent manner and slams into oncoming traffic that includes another trailer and a couple of cars that stood no chance at all.
Very tragic road accident
This is one of the most horrible accident video I’ve seen. I think it was a front left suspension failure that causes the truck to suddenly turn left and crossed the median. I’ve seen this happened quite a few times in F1. I just can’t imagined how those cars tried to brake and avoid hitting the truck traveling at 100kph but just a few meters to spare. You can see both cars tail lights lit up in frantic move to stop but to no avail. This is one of those accidents that you can not avoid. Rest in Peace for those who died.
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That is tragic. You would think that those trucks would have everything checked before going on the road. I guess the suspension just gave out.
Just think how much worse it might have been if the truck had going even faster. 56mph is fast, but nothing compared to some trucks I have seen on the road.
The second set of footage is really even scarier since you actually see it from the passenger’s viewpoint.
Yes everything should be checked twice in these rigs. They are more prone to failure that can result to fatal accident like this one.
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What could have happened that caused the accident?
Most probably front left suspension failure. A flat tire would not result to that very hard left turn.
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Wow that is one wild and very sad crash, certainly different than the guys slamming basketballs.
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Very sad indeed. I can’t imagine what in their thoughts of those persons involved last few seconds.
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That’s a crazy vid. It’s a good reminder that our lives can change at any moment.
What’s sick is that I found myself replaying it over and over. So hard to look away from things like that!
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You are not alone Gabe. I also replayed the clip over and over.
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Dang..such accidents never look good. On roads sometimes I’ve seen sometimes trucks have their front excel broken but thankfully no one gets hurt but on this busy road it was a disaster.
I believe all trucks should be allowed to go on busier roads at late night when traffic is low.
After I saw this clip, I made sure I get out of the way of big trucks everytime.
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