Massachusetts Personal Injury Library
Types of Personal Injuries Sustained in Truck Accidents (Part B)
While an underride truck crash in Massachusetts can cause severe injuries, you do not need to be involved in an underride collision to suffer disabling personal injuries. Truck accidents can result in a number of injuries that will change your life forever.
Spinal Injuries and Paralysis
There are no statistics to show exactly how many truck accidents result in paralysis, but the numbers are probably quite high.
When a passenger vehicle is involved in a crash with a large truck, there can be significant crushing of the smaller vehicle. As the car crushes around the driver and passengers, the victims can sustain severe spinal injuries that can result in permanent paralysis.
Neck and Head Injuries
Truck accidents can also cause head and neck injuries. In less severe cases, the injury may be limited to whiplash or temporary pain. However, most truck accidents are serious, and they can cause internal brain trauma and severe neck injuries.
Limb Amputations
Limb amputations are very common in trucking accidents.
In some cases, an accident victim may need to have a leg or arm amputated at the scene because they are pinned in the wreckage. In other cases, a truck accident victim may have to have a limb amputated at the hospital because the bone has been crushed beyond repair.
Any injury sustained in a truck accident is likely traumatic and scary for the victim. If you have been injured in a truck accident in Boston or Andover you should contact an injury attorney immediately to learn about your rights and determine liability. Massachusetts has a statute of limitations that may prohibit you from filing a lawsuit if too much time has passed. Contact Kiley Law Group for guidance on your personal injury case today.
