That was a different situation... rather than the OP’s concern about hay falling off a truck the bale which killed Edwards rolled out of a field into the roadway.In 2010 a member of the band ELO was...
ELO's Mike Edwards killed by hay bale in freak crash
Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.www.bbc.com
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We had a farmer struck and killed in my hometown by a speeding motorist. So what’s the point?
People are killed, injured and maimed by all kinds of unsecured cargo.
We had someone killed nearby on a stretch of divided highway by some jackass with a unsecured spare tire on the back of his truck. It bounced off at high speed, crossed the grass median, and went through the windshield of his car.
People are killed, injured and maimed by all kinds of unsecured cargo.
We had someone killed nearby on a stretch of divided highway by some jackass with a unsecured spare tire on the back of his truck. It bounced off at high speed, crossed the grass median, and went through the windshield of his car.
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Fatal Minnesota crash caused by falling hay bale 'could have been prevented'
The pickup crashed and caught fire northeast of Houston, Minn.
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Driver killed after her car was crushed by a hay bale on Highway 299
A crash in Shasta County killed a woman on Highway 299 after hay bales fell from a truck, crushing her car. The crash happened just before 10 a. m. Tuesday on Highway 299 near Round Mountain. According to the CHP, a semi-truck hauling 1,200 pound hay bales was going around around a curve when...
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It's not unique to North America
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Truck driver fined after loose hay bale kills couple on motorcycle
A 55-year-old truck driver whose loose hay bale hit and killed a Launceston couple on a motorcycle loses his licence for four months and is fined $12,000.
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Deputies seek driver of truck that lost hay bale, striking and killing woman
A 74-year-old Sulphur woman died last week of injuries sustained two months ago when she was struck by a hay bale that fell from a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck on Houston River Road, near the intersection of Jeffrey Lane, authorities say.
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There's more. That was just a quick search.
Anyhow, anything, hay, tires, lumber, beer kegs, can kill someone if it's not secured properly.
Anyhow, anything, hay, tires, lumber, beer kegs, can kill someone if it's not secured properly.
Good point, two wrongs make a right. Perhaps they should do away with drunk driving laws also.
In truth you can and should be summonsed for any insecure load. I know of a motorist who found that out after the bungee cords holding his canoe on the roof failed, and it went careening down the road.
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The OP was talking about Devon Rd.?In 2010 a member of the band ELO was...
ELO's Mike Edwards killed by hay bale in freak crash
Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.www.bbc.com
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We had a lady driver die (wife of the ex-chief of police) when she was driving under an overpass at the same time a car on the overpass hit a concrete barrier (protecting loose stone on the overpass) which caused said chunk of loose stone to fall down thru her windshield.
Why the city put a barrier up to shield the loose chuck of stone v remove the loose chunk of stone is still a mystery.
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Why the city put a barrier up to shield the loose chuck of stone v remove the loose chunk of stone is still a mystery.
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