Started shedding its parts. Now, apparently other drivers on the highway had seen that this truck was having trouble. They had seen that this stuff that there was stuff hanging off of this truck. They saw how dangerous it was. Other drivers had tried to signal to the driver of the truck to let him know something was wrong, but the truck driver didnt respond appropriately, didnt seem to do anything in response to these alerts from other drivers. Ultimately, a piece of his tail Light Assembly fell off his truck at speed on the highway. And it bounced on the road, and it bounced underneath the van that was carrying the Willis Family. And that piece of that truck became shrapnel. And it punctured the gas tank of the van, and the van went up in a fireball. Five of the six kids were killed instantly in the fireball. The sixth child who was the eldest, and he was only 13, he died hours later. He died the next day. The parents were severely burned. But they survived. Just an unbelievable trage
started shedding its parts. now, apparently other drivers on the highway had seen that this truck was having trouble. they had seen that this stuff that there was stuff hanging off of this truck. they saw how dangerous it was. other drivers had tried to signal to the driver of the truck to let him know something was wrong, but the truck driver didn t respond appropriately, didn t seem to do anything in response to these alerts from other drivers. ultimately, a piece of his tail light assembly fell off his truck at speed on the highway. and it bounced on the road, and it bounced underneath the van that was carrying the willis family. and that piece of that truck became shrapnel. and it punctured the gas tank of the van, and the van went up in a fireball. five of the six kids were killed instantly in the fireball. the sixth child who was the eldest, and he was only 13, he died hours later. he died the next day.
signal to the driver of the truck to let him know something was wrong, but the truck driver didn t respond appropriately, didn t seem to do anything in response to these alerts from other drivers. ultimately, a piece of his tail light assembly fell off his truck at speed on the highway. and it bounced on the road, and it bounced underneath the van that was carrying the willis family. and that piece of that truck became shrapnel. and it punctured the gas tank of the van, and the van went up in a fireball. five of the six kids were killed instantly in the fireball. the sixth child who was the eldest, and he was only 13, he died hours later. he died the next day. the parents were severely burned. but they survived. just an unbelievable tragedy. it happened on election day 1994. and that unbelievable tragedy