The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the attempt by the driver of the Rising Fast Trucking Company, Inc., vehicle to execute an illegal U-turn at a highway crossover. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the operation of the Trailways Lines, Inc., intercity bus at a speed which did not permit adequate time and distance to slow or stop the bus to avoid the collision.
Highway Accident Report - Trailways Lines, Inc., Intercity Bus Collision with Rising Fast Trucking Company, Inc., Interstate Highway 40 near Brinkley, Arkansas, July 14, 1986
1987
54 pages
Report
No indication
English