Underride accidents occur when a car goes partially or fully underneath a truck or trailer in a collision. When the car goes fully under the truck, the risk of death is high. This type of car and truck accident typically happens when the car rear-ends the trailer of the truck or collides into the side of the trailer.
Although trucks with trailers are required to have rear underride guards, the guards can fail when they have a weak design, are defective, or are weak from corrosion. Because there is no federal requirement for side underride guards, a side collision of a car with a semi rig's trailer will almost certainly cause an underride accident.
Underride accidents happen for a variety of reasons:
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Although trucks with trailers are required to have rear underride guards, the guards can fail when they have a weak design, are defective, or are weak from corrosion. Because there is no federal requirement for side underride guards, a side collision of a car with a semi rig's trailer will almost certainly cause an underride accident.
Underride accidents happen for a variety of reasons:
A Car Passes a Right Turning Truck on