Fuel truck flips, burns, in Queens, NY
Posted on March 7, 2008
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On Monday afternoon, March 3, a fuel truck flipped going around a curve, slid down an embankment, and burned, in Queens, NY.
The driver was killed, and it took 280 firefighters to put out the fire. This is another speed related accident. Vehicles with higher centers of gravity, such as tankers or hopper-type vehicles are more susceptible to rolling over. Sudden steering maneuvers will cause liquids to slosh, creating forces which can carry a trailer right over onto its side. Easy does it, particularly if you’re driving a tanker.
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