concrete girder transport accident
IN PHOTOS: Truck driver crushed to death in Quezon City
momentum doc.
poor idiot din't think giving way with hard braking with a 20-50T (probably sliding) load at that back would end his life.
at least the brakes work... good job by his employer
According to a witness, the incident occurred when the concrete girder slid and penetrated the truckhead after the driver slammed on his brakes with full force to give way to a passing vehicle along E. Rodriguez.
I bet the trailer/dolly was unbraked and the load not properly secured.
^From the vid, the rear dolly was not aligned. If dolly was braked properly, rear weight of load plus dolly could have been decelerated also avoiding the incident. My guess is, the dolly brake pneumatics and electric controls were not connected/ not functional.
I don't think issue with braking. Fact is that giant concrete girder is only attached to the dollies carrying it on a few points, so there's not much friction to be had. Can't expect cables to fully arrest such a heavy load either.
Malas lang talaga. In hindsight he shouldn't have braked for that car, or he should have been driving even slower.