A commercial truck carrying loads of goods gets heavier, so a truck driver needs to take extra precautions when driving heavy and oversized vehicles. When a truck collides with a car, they pose a risk to the car driver, as trucks are big and heavy, and the driver inside a truck is much safer than a car driver. In intense collisions, truck drivers may also get severely injured or even die.
An injury lawyer in New Hampshire can guide a truck driver through all the legal proceedings after a truck accident. In some cases, an accident may be due to a bad or uneven road or somebody else’s mistake, and a lawyer can help a truck driver get a fair settlement for their injuries and damages.
Different Types of Injuries Occur after a Truck Accident.
1. Broken Bones.
When a victim is involved in an accident with a truck, they often suffer from severe injuries to the bone. The impact of a collision is so high that it displaces the bones from Their position or breaks it into multiple pieces.
2. Traumatic Brain Injuries.
When a person is hit by a truck, they may suffer an injury on the head, resulting in a severe traumatic brain injury that causes serious damage to the brain tissue. Brain injury often leads to mental and physical impairment, seizures, or death.
3. Damage to the Spinal Cord.
After the collision, the victim may walk away from the crash, but spinal cord injuries may gradually show symptoms. If the victim feels difficulty walking or standing, they must look for treatment quickly, or it may lead to permanent damage.
Sometimes the impact of the collision is so high that it causes paraplegia (Inability to move the lower limbs) or quadriplegia (Inability to move the upper and lower limbs) to the victim.
4. Amputation of the Limb.
Open wounds from a truck accident may get infected with bacteria or other microbes. For example, a wound may get infected with clostridium leading to gangrene. Surgical amputation of the infected area is the only solution to prevent the further spread of the infection.
5. Crush injuries.
The injury to the abdominal cavity leads to crushing of the internal organs and causes internal bleeding.
6. Severe Burns from Vehicle Fire:
The impact of the collision between the car and the truck is so high at times that it may lead to the breakdown of the fuel tank, and the fuel tank may catch fire. If the victim manages to get out in time, they survive with some second and third-degree burns, but they may die if they fail to do so.