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Tanker truck fire kills two and damages bridge in Brevard County.

Last Friday, at around 3.30 p.m. a tanker carrying 2,000 gallons of gasoline collided with a small pickup truck. Both vehicles were traveling westbound on SR 528 when the pickup, traveling behind the tanker, somehow lost control and stroke the right rear side of the tanker. The pickup rolled over several times while the semi-truck continued through a barrier wall into the eastbound lanes of SR 528 and burst in flames, according to a MyFox Orlando report.

The spectacular ensuing explosion and fire inflicted considerable damage to the 528 overpass on Courtenay Parkway and made it impossible to identify immediately the two people killed in the crash. It is expected that repairs to the bridge could take 6 weeks.

Drivers losing control?

In countless cases reported by the media every week, catastrophic accidents like this one are caused by drivers “losing control.” There is something unnerving about losing control being a cause of accidents. Are drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol, are they watching videos, are they texting, or simply unwrapping sandwiches? Or are they angry, speeding, reckless or simply inexperienced?

It seems many of these drivers do not understand the seriousness of driving and do not realize how devastating an out-of-control vehicle can be, to themselves and to others.

If you or a loved one has been involved and hurt in a car, truck or motorcycle crash caused by someone else, call immediately the Ormond Beach auto accident attorneys of Johnson & Gilbert for a FREE discussion of your case.

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