grabbed from twitter
Happened in Belgium
Apparently another truck ran into the back end of this container truck and the container flattened the cab 
Judging by the screens around the cab i’m guessing the driver didn’t survive
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link to reporting website hln.be/beveren/een-dodelijk … %2Ft.co%2F
RIPPER:
grabbed from twitter
Happened in Netherlands
Apparently another truck ran into the back end of this container truck and the container flattened the cab
Judging by the screens around the cab i’m guessing the driver didn’t survive
Belgium.
If we are refering to the red lorry then it has XF on the panel above the H and the N
cav551:
If we are refering to the red lorry then it has XF on the panel above the H and the N
Good point…the original post on twitter suggested an XG, should have checked before posting, apologies
I saw similar years ago on the A14 near Cambridge but it ripped the cab mounts off and pushed the cab off. Poor fella in this one
I thought truck cabs were designed to shear off but remain intact on impact.
The flat nose design of the euro cab compared to say the American trucks has always given me the impression they are not as safe.
I mean even a car has something of a crumple zone. You do not really get that with trucks.
adam277:
The flat nose design of the euro cab compared to say the American trucks has always given me the impression they are not as safe.I mean even a car has something of a crumple zone. You do not really get that with trucks.
Euro cab has nothing to do with it. The container has been pushed forward and into the back of the cab. What a horrible thing to happen!
Socketset:
I thought truck cabs were designed to shear off but remain intact on impact.
They are designed to rip off ,but someone will correct me if i am wrong ,but i think that is head on ,not being hit from the rear .On the head on when pushed back the metal tears in a specific way ,but that can’t happen when pushed from the rear .The rear only has 2 cab mount /locks mounted on a shock/spring so they will instantly give way …Also the cab will look worse after the emergency services have probably had to cut the poor lad out
adam277:
The flat nose design of the euro cab compared to say the American trucks has always given me the impression they are not as safe.I mean even a car has something of a crumple zone. You do not really get that with trucks.
I think that was part of the new design is that it gives a little bit more at the front ,but yes cabovers will never be as safe ,But given it was hit from behind the american style front wouldn’t have helped
norb:
adam277:
The flat nose design of the euro cab compared to say the American trucks has always given me the impression they are not as safe.I mean even a car has something of a crumple zone. You do not really get that with trucks.
I think that was part of the new design is that it gives a little bit more at the front ,but yes cabovers will never be as safe ,But given it was hit from behind the american style front wouldn’t have helped
If anything in this scenario the euro cab is the one to have,as the mounts shear and pushes the cab forward - an American design the driver would have been shoved through the engine block.
norb:
adam277:
The flat nose design of the euro cab compared to say the American trucks has always given me the impression they are not as safe.I mean even a car has something of a crumple zone. You do not really get that with trucks.
I think that was part of the new design is that it gives a little bit more at the front ,but yes cabovers will never be as safe ,But given it was hit from behind the american style front wouldn’t have helped
Just watching the daf factory on youtube and was disappointed with the construction of the new cab compared to the scania. Very little reinforcing with the roof only having 2 bars going across it.
The disadvantage of conventional control trucks is that in a big enough hit, you could end up with a ton of hot metal on your lap.