{"product_id":"2940149035748","title":"Rollover of a Truck-Tractor and Cargo Tank Semitrailer Carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Subsequent Fire Indianapolis, Indiana October 22, 2009","description":"On October 22, 2009, about 10:38 a.m. eastern daylight time, a 2006 Navistar International truck-tractor in  combination  with  a  1994  Mississippi  Tank  Company  MC331  specification  cargo  ta nk  semitrailer  (the combination unit), operated by AmeriGas Propane, L.P., and laden with 9,001 gallons of liquefied petroleum gas, rolled over on a connection ramp after exiting Interstate 69 (I -69) southbound to proceed south on Interstate 465  (I-465), about 10 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The truck driver was negotiating a left curve in the right lane on the connection ramp when the combination unit began to encroach upon the left lane, occupied by a \u003cbr\u003e2007 Volvo S40 passenger car. The truck driver responded to the Volvo’s presence in the left lane by oversteering clockwise,  causing  the  combination  unit  to  veer  to  the  right  and  travel  onto  the  paved  right  shoulder.  The  truck driver’s  excessive,  rapid,  evasive  steering  maneuver  to  return  the  combination  unit  to  the  roadway  triggered  a sequence of events that caused the cargo tank semitrailer to roll over, decouple from the truck -tractor, penetrate a \u003cbr\u003esteel W-beam guardrail, and collide with a bridge footing and concrete pier column supporting the southbound I-465 overpass. The collision entirely displaced the outside bridge pier column from its footing and resulted in a breach at the front of the cargo tank that allowed the liquefied petroleum gas to escape, form a vapor cloud, and ignite.   The truck driver and the Volvo driver sustained serious injuries in the accident and postaccident fire, and three occupants of passenger vehicles traveling on I-465 received minor injuries from the postaccident fire. Major safety issues were identified in this investigation were cargo tank rollover prevention  as they relate \u003cbr\u003eto  highway and vehicle design. As a result of its investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued safety  recommendations  to  the  U.S.  Department  of  Transportation,  Federal  Motor  Carrier  Safety  Administration, \u003cbr\u003ePipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067938619632,"sku":"2940149035748","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149035748_p0.jpg?v=1763711261","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149035748","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}