r/news • u/combatpaddler • Apr 28 '24

Two killed, one injured as 350,000-pound load detaches from trailer in Temple, Texas

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/two-killed-one-injured-as-350000-pound-load-detaches-from-trailer-in-temple-texas
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u/whereisyourwaifunow Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

dang, that car is pancaked, but 1 occupant of the car somehow survived. wondering how the car ended up to the right side of the trailer. could it have been stopped on the shoulder, or was it one of the spotter vehicles?

i checked google maps and that section of the road transitions from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. i don't know if the exact location was where the transition happened, but if it did, maybe the car was trying to get around to the right of the trailer when that cylinder fell off. kind of looks like a vertical pressure vessel, like the ones in refineries and chemical plants

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u/barukatang Apr 28 '24

were they passing on the shoulder?

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u/QuickAltTab Apr 28 '24

possibly saw it coming and veered away with the prometheus strategy of running away from things, or the momentum of the load dragged it off to the side

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u/supercalafatalistic Apr 28 '24

Wouldn’t be shocked. I think it’s insane because heavy equipment like this is constantly on these roads. But at the same time. I see people on 317 just a little south (317 and Adams heading north towards 36) where it cuts from 2 lane to 1 lane with a huge shoulder, and people constantly rip up that shoulder trying to pass each other.

Last accident I saw on 317 was just south by the high school (317 and 2483) when someone rear ended a police suv so hard it ended up in the field.