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Infographic: Why Truck Accidents Can Be Deadly

Date: 17 Jan 2013
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Truck Accident
Posted by: Matthew Willens

There are thousands of car accidents every year in the United States, but car accidents involving trucks get special attention. There’s good reason for that, too, as truck accidents are several times more likely to be fatal than normal car accidents.

Having knowledge of what trucks might be carrying can help you keep yourself and your family safe next time you are out on the roads.

This infographic, presented by Willens Law Offices explains why truck-on-car accidents are so much more likely to be deadly than car accidents.

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Sources for this infographic can be found here.

 

 

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