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Killing himself, the 13 year old, and 7 in a van the truck collided with.
NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday.
The trucks left front tire, which was a spare tire, also blew out before impact, he said.
Although it was unclear how fast the two vehicles were traveling, this was clearly a high-speed collision, Landsberg said.
One must be 14 in Texas to start taking classroom courses for a learners license and 15 to receive that provisional license to drive with an instructor or licensed adult in the vehicle. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Victor Taylor said a 13-year-old driving would be breaking the law.
The pickup truck crossed into the opposite lane on a darkened, two-lane highway before colliding head-on with a van, killing the boy, a man traveling with him, six New Mexico college students and a golf coach.
https://www.wbay.com/2022/03/17/ntsb-child-was-driving-truck-that-struck-van-killing-9/
Demovictory9
(33,204 posts)Archae
(46,665 posts)So he let the kid drive.
sdfernando
(5,247 posts)alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Couldn't even really reach the pedals or see over the dashboard.