THORNDALE, TEXAS—
U.S. Postal Service
Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway · Fractures
Final narrative
The employee, a rural mail carrier, observed a pick-up truck traveling towards her at a high rate of speed and possibly out of control. She was operating a personal vehicle, and pulled over to avoid the pick-up. The pick-up truck struck the employee's vehicle causing the air bags to deploy. The employee suffered broken ribs.
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