kimi_SFC
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(snip) from linked article:
Bonnie Duran -- a suburban Seattle resident who reported that the FedEx truck was on fire as it crossed the grass median, hit the Nissan Altima in which she and her husband were passengers, then smashed into the school bus -- also shot video after the crash that has been made available to the NTSB, said National Transportation Safety Board member Mark Rosekind.
Other witnesses have contradicted Duran's account of the FedEx big rig being on fire before the crash and Rosekind said, "There is no evidence of pre-impact fire located at the crash scene, in the center median or on the highway lanes."
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When the story broke, the Duran's were the only witnesses to make the statements regarding the FedEx truck being ablaze. I gingerly made a comment that I hoped other witnesses would come forward quickly to corroborate their account, but this hasn't happened. I said it with the utmost respect, and continue to do so. The NTSB has officially announced they haven't been able to confirm it, and other witnesses contest it.
Accident investigations are complex and complicated. People are traumatized, and memory recall can be affected. I am left wondering why the dichotomy exists between the Duran's and everyone else. I hope the final NTSB report addresses it, but that's 6 month away.
I have waited days to say this, but it hurt to be called out as cruel for having a difference of opinion that has played out in this case.
As the investigation proceeds, I continue to wish for full and honest disclosure, and for every possible witness to come forward. It will assist with the reconstruction, and allow those who survived to have answers, and those whose lives were lost to hopefully rest easier.
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