I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC-EX ON A MAIN ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 40 MPH. AT AN INTERSECTION, I STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAITED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, SO I COULD TURN LEFT. SUDDENLY, MY CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A MACK TRUCK. THE IMPACT SENT MY CAR ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, OVER A CURB, AND INTO A TREE TRUNK. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT OUR INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. *NM