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Truck flipped over and catches fire on i40 westbound, New Mexico.

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by newbietrucker91, Sep 18, 2019.

  1. Sep 18, 2019 #1
    newbietrucker91

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    Don't know the full story but I was stuck in this for 4.5 hours today and was only a half mile away from the scene. The accident took place a bit past Tucumcari but before Newkirk. Police completely shut down i40 westbound.

    When I got up to it, the truck was on its side and the cab was gone, nothing but a black smoldering mess left in its place. Hope the driver was ok.
     
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  3. Sep 18, 2019 #2
    D.Tibbitt

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    Well the way people drive on that frickin road , they are lucky there isnt a crash like that every day
     
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  4. Sep 18, 2019 #3
    mhyn

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    Some drivers are Schumacher now. ELD !
     
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  5. Sep 18, 2019 #4
    Dna Mach

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    There usually is one everyday between Amarillo and Barstow. I goto California two or three times a year and I see the remnants of a fatality or very bad accident every trip. I missed the Greyhound head on accident by an hour.

    Lots of tired drivers pushing the limits out there. It’s the same on I-10.
     
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  7. Sep 18, 2019 #5
    lovesthedrive

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    couldnt find anything posted in last 24 hours on any web search. Maybe tomorrow?
     
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  8. Sep 18, 2019 #6
    mhyn

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    don't wait to see it in online news. It happened in NM...
     
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  9. Sep 19, 2019 #7
    newbietrucker91

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    Sorry for bad quality but a few pics I took.
     
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