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Last week, a falling tree in Malden injured a man riding in a black Ford pickup truck that was traveling westbound. The truck accident occurred last Wednesday morning on Pleasant Street. The driver of the pickup truck declined medical attention, but his passenger was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Massachusetts General Hospital.

The falling tree crushed the truck’s hood and cab, also striking an eastbound van driven by a 56-year-old Lowell man. The man works as a computer repairman and says this is the second company van destroyed by a falling tree. The previous accident occurred within the past two years, when a tree branch feel on the van in his driveway during an ice storm.

The Malden Department of Public Works cleared away debris from the auto accident.

Source: Tree falls in Malden, injuring truck passenger, Boston Globe, August 26, 2010 Continue reading

Our Boston car accident lawyers have learned that a Massachusetts man was seriously injured in an auto accident last Friday.

The 41-year-old Chelmsford man was traveling south on Lily Pond Road near Kimball Road in Gilford, New Hampshire when he lost control of his pickup truck. The vehicle reportedly swerved back and forth before going off Lily Pond Road into a cement culvert. Police say it hit a concrete structure.

The driver was unconscious and suffered serious injuries. Once emergency rescue crews arrived, he had to be extricated from the truck. No other vehicles were involved in the truck crash.

On Tuesday, a runaway dump truck took out several cars and utility poles before it finally came to rest. The truck accident occurred near a busy intersection in Woburn, Massachusetts. Fortunately, no injuries were reported and NSTAR was able to restore the lost power.

The truck’s driver, a Rockland, Massachusetts man told police he had set the parking brake before exiting the vehicle, but he has cited for improper use of equipment. Police say he failed to use the brake. The driver was also cited for six other federal motor carrier safety violations.

The vehicle inspection and insurance were up to date, so police say the truck crash was the result of human error.

Source: Police say dump truck driver failed to use parking brake in Woburn crash, NECN.com, July 21, 2010 Continue reading

Last Wednesday afternoon, a truck explosion in Tyngsborogh, Massachusetts injured three men. The truck’s driver was in critical condition at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as of Thursday. Massachusetts state police said the truck’s two passengers were also injured. One of the injured truck passengerss was taken by ambulance to Lowell General Hospital and later moved to Brigham and Women’s in Boston. The other was treated at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for minor injuries.

The three men were headed south on Route 3 near Exit 35 when passing motorists warned the truck driver that the truck rear was smoking. The driver moved into the breakdown lane and tried to open the door, setting off a “combustible explosion,” according to police. Equipment fell over and ignited other supplies in the back of the truck, according to a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal’s office.

The Fire Marshall’s Office considers the incident an accident. The truck explosion is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and the State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section.

Source: Two NH men hurt in truck explosion, Nashua Telegram, June 11, 2010 Continue reading

Earlier this week, a Hampton Fall Police officer was dragged by a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck after the officer had stopped the truck for a violation on Route 84. The officer successfully freed himself from the truck, but he later found the same vehicle after it had crashed one mile away on Route 84. The truck’s driver had sustained fatal injuries.

A female passenger in the pick-up truck was taken by ambulance to Exeter Hospital, where she was treated for serious injuries. Because of the severity of her injuries, she was later transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The police officer who had been dragged by the truck was also treated for minor injuries at Exeter Hospital.

The fatal truck accident remains under investigation.

Source: Seabrook man dies in crash after truck drags officer, Fosters.com, May 12, 2010 Continue reading

Police are investigating a truck accident in Danvers that seriously injured a 17-year-old boy. The accident occurred yesterday just before 7:30am when the teen crossed the street and was hit by a cement truck, according to police. He suffered a broken pelvis, contusion, and a gash on his head.

The truck accident victim was taken by ambulance and then MedFlight helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital. As of yesterday afternoon, he was in the intensive care unit and would undergo surgery to repair the fracture on Thursday or Friday. He had stitches for the gash on his head.

The truck accident is still being investigated, but speed was not believed to be a factor. Solar glare may have contributed to the accident.

Source: High school student hit by cement truck in Danvers, Boston Globe, February 4, 2010 Continue reading