At least 11 killed in Kentucky wreck

[R-14Driver]

CNN) -- At least 11 people were killed in a wreck on Interstate 65 in Kentucky on Friday morning, a spokesman for the Kentucky State Police said.The wreck happened between 5:30 and 6 a.m., said Lt. David Jude.A tractor-trailer apparently crossed the median and hit a passenger van head on, he said. Most of the 11 who died were in the van, he said, but the tractor-trailer driver also died.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/26/kentucky.wreck/index.html?hpt=P1

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* NEW: Truck driver from Alabama killed in crash
* Tractor-trailer apparently crossed the median and hit a passenger van, police say
* Most of the 10 who died were in the van, police say
* Wreck happened at mile marker 63 on I-65 in southwestern Kentucky

 

[R-14Driver]

Re: At Least 7 Dead In Multi-Vehicle Crash

UPDATE :At least 10 dead in Ky. highway truck-van crash
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – A coroner say the death toll has risen to "at least 10" people in a fiery crash between a tractor-trailer and a van on northbound Interstate 65 in south-central Kentucky.Hart County Coroner Jeff Roten confirmed the number dead in a phone call with The Associated Press.
Emergency Management Director Kerry McDaniel says the crash happened around 5:30 a.m. CDT Friday morning.McDaniel says the van was carrying "men, women and children." He said the tractor-trailer was going south and crossed the median, striking the van head-on near Munfordville, about 75 miles south of Louisville.
The truck hit a rock wall and burst into flames. McDaniel says the truck's driver was killed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_re_us/us_kentucky_fatal_crash

 

[Apostolic]

live Video> http://kansascity.injuryboard.com/t...entucky-semi-truck-crash.aspx?googleid=279720
Oh my,what a horrific crash,maybe the trucker was sleepy,or distracted in someway to drift into the path of that van?
God only knows the answer to that.
So many killed in an instant of just one driver not totally focused on their path of travel.

Thanks for your crash links R-14Driver.

 

[Apostolic]

I just found a You Tube report.

 

[Apostolic]

Just found another update with a video.
Click on the small black video camera illustration to view this report.

http://www.lex18.com/news/ntsb-en-route-to-deadly-i-65-hart-county-crash-site

 

[Cornbinder]

May the Good Lord bring these children of God Home, it is not for us too understand, just follow.

 

[Apostolic]

Ky. report about their cable barriers unable to stop this semi,due to speed & weight.
I'm thinking that this trucker must have fallen asleep,as when you doze off at the wheel of any vehicle.
your body slumps down with your foot depressing the accelerator,causing your vehicle to speed up.

In which case no cable barrier no matter how strong would have prevented this horrific crash.
This fatal crash is a very good example of why every driver needs to be well rested before driving any motor vehicle.

Video>http://www.whas11.com/home/Cable-barriers-didnt-stop-semi-in-fatal-I-65--89293662.html

I found a report from the United Kingdom on this crash>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8590206.stm

 

[Cerberus_Kelpie]

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/May10/050310/050610-04.htm

 

[Apostolic]

Thank for your update link on this tragic crash Cerberus_Kelpie.