On July 26, 1990, a truck operated by Double B Auto Sales, Inc., transporting eight automobiles entered a highway work zone near Sutton, West Virginia, on northbound Interstate Highway 79 and struck the rear of a utility trailer being towed by a Dodge Aspen. The Aspen then struck the rear of a Plymouth Colt, and the Double B truck and the two automobiles traveled into the closed right lane and collided with three West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) maintenance vehicles. Fire ensued, and the eight occupants in the Aspen and the Colt died. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inattention of the driver of the Double B Auto Sales, Inc., truck due to fatigue, and the inadequacy of the oversight exercised by Double B Auto Sales, Inc., to ensure that its drivers were qualified and received adequate rest.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Highway Accident Report - Multiple Vehicle Collision and Fire in a Work Zone on Interstate Highway 79 Near Sutton, West Virginia, July 26, 1990


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1991


    Format / Umfang :

    52 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch