# 1962 CHEVROLET CHEVROLET TRUCK — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `271645` · 2001-01-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CHEVROLET TRUCK
- **Year:** 1962
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN, THE PICK-UP TRUCK ROLLED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE GAS CAP SPUN OFF, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK WHICH IMMEDIATELY IGNITED AS THE VEHICLE SLID DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE FIRE.   *SLC
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