The report gives an account of an accident involving four vehicles. The major collision involved a 1968 Dodge Coronet four-door sedan (vehicle 1) which evidently was bumped by a 1969 Ford tractor-trailer truck (vehicle 3) causing the Dodge to go out of control across an expressway median into the path of a 1966 White tractor-trailer truck (vehicle 2). Vehicle 3 subsequently struck a 1964 Chevrolet sedan (vehicle 4). The impact of the Dodge with vehicle 2 virtually demolished the Dodge and killed four of its five occupants. This accident occurred along a heavily travelled four-lane highway with frequent intersections and cross-overs. Principal contributing factor: improper lane change by driver of vehicle 3 (matrix no. 1). (Author)
Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Case No. 50
1970
57 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch