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  op

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  ting oil to keep ou

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bout much.

ddition

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ving

signific

nt imp

ct on ou

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t c

n,

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ccidents on the

o

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unning

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i

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d conditions c

n

lso cont

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ccidents. Distcted d

iving, t

ilg

ting,

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lso pl

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ccidents.

speeding t

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use se

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ing

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ses, c

n

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t

lities.

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L

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ucks Involved in

ccidents

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get othe

l

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use de

dly

ccidents. Dump t

ucks, gb

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use

p

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vehicle ope

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ieldy

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  nd s

  nd.

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ucks pose

ddition

l d

nge

s

hen they

e involved in

n

ccident.

hen

t

nke

of

ny kind is involved in

n

ccident

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o

dys c

n be closed fo

hou

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ning up the deb

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se

he

e t

ucks

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z

dous chemic

ls o

fuels, the d

nge

of fi

e inc

e

ses. Victims of these

ccidents m

y suffe

c

ushing inju

ies

nd disfigu

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ns.

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ccident involving

t

cto

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t

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ns

e

s,

nd they need help.

hen seeking medic

l

ttention, the victim must focus

holehetedly on

ecove

ing. Ho

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, sho

tly

ften

ccident, they m

y

eceive

bge of unexpected telephone c

lls dis

upting thei

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n

ccident, especi

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n

ccident

he

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n one p

ty.

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ke su

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tion you dese

ve fo

you

inju

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the d

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o

king to

ds one common go

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