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2020 INTERNATIONAL MOTORS CHEVY SILVERADO MEDIUM DUTY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash6 injured · 1895546 · 2023-05-17

Vehicle

Make
INTERNATIONAL MOTORS
Model
CHEVY SILVERADO MEDIUM DUTY
Year
2020
Manufacturer
International Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
6
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact's company owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that a driver was driving the company vehicle, and as he approached a traffic signal, he reported that the brakes had failed and the speed was unknown. The contact stated that the driver managed to turn the vehicle to the right off of the roadway to avoid cross traffic and went down a slight embankment. The front end of the vehicle crashed into the bottom of the embankment. The front axle was sheared from the vehicle, the hood was crushed. The contact stated that the vehicle was towing an enclosed trailer that had tipped over. The contact stated that including the driver there were six total people in the vehicle. The driver's leg had been pinned by a damaged brake and accelerator pedals, and the driver's left leg had been broken. The driver also had cuts and abrasions to his face and arms and had pain in his chest. The air bags in the front and the side air bags had deployed. Passenger 2 had abrasions to his head and face and had injured his mouth. Passenger 2 also had rib pain on the left side, left knee pain, and a fractured left leg. Passenger 3 had sprained a shoulder and arm (unknown arm). Passenger 4 had back pain and no other injuries. Passenger 5 had suffered abrasions and cuts to arms and bruising to arms and legs, and refused to be transported by ambulance to the emergency room, however, he did seek medical attention the following day. The other 5, driver included, were transported by ambulan

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11522489
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown