Trying to get it to jackknife?
I haven’t seen any overhead shots.. it was still gonna be a wreck if he tried to jackknifed it. just maybe not this bad..
empty gravel/bulk haulers would likely whip around if ya got the front end sliding around
sounds like no time to react. per article , he hit brakes at 320 feet out.. If he’s boogeying,,
Sfgate update today
a few more details..
6 killed in Amtrak train crash, 28 unaccounted for
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/26/MN9T1K2PVL.DTL&tsp=1
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Skid marks show the lead driver, who died in the crash and authorities have refused to identify, applied the brakes beginning at about 320 feet from the crossing but was unable to stop in time, officials said.
But more than a day after the rig, owned by John Davies Trucking of Battle Mountain, Nev., slammed into the train, little information was available about who was killed and who was missing in the collision.
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