Posted on 04/29/2024 3:21:49 PM PDT by Libloather
Authorities in Texas are investigating an incident that left two people dead and another seriously injured on Saturday after an oversized piece of equipment came off a trailer and landed on top of a vehicle, trapping them inside.
According to Temple Fire and Rescue, just before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, first responders were dispatched to a report of a collision on State Highway 36, just west of Highway 317.
Upon arrival, crews said they found an oversized load had come off of its trailer, pinning a vehicle beneath.
Officials estimated the equipment being hauled by the transport fleet was approximately 350,000 pounds. Authorities did not specify what the giant piece of was.
Authorities said three people were trapped inside the vehicle.
Officials said two passengers sustained fatal injuries and the third victim was extricated and flown to the ER with life-threatening injuries.
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Wow.
5.56mm
That is a process column used in refineries and chem plants. What a disaster for everyone concerned.
If I have to pass that I’m taking a different route home.
That is crazy big. That’s something that should be assembled on site.
It probably took a year to 18 months to construct that vessel in a shop., perfectly level using welding gas and every nozzle perfectly aligned and orientated, not something to be done in the field.
Thanks to the Final Destination movies, I get fidgety when I end up behind a tractor-trailer loaded with logs, or a tractor-trailer carrying a bunch of cars. Can’t get around them fast enough.
And I thought that I had problems.
Too many people TAILGATE here in Texas...
That really sucks.
went looking for more pics online; got tired of sifting through all the PI lawyer hits.
I hope no one else was hurt.
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How in the Hell could that even go around a sharp curve let alone a corner. Seems like a load like that should have been moved by rail.
I guess they were on a roll....
That is a sight!
What are you, 12?
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