Driver of 18-wheeler seriously hurt after crash into another truck on Interstate 12 near Hammond, Louisiana
Modified Date:
Sat, 05/23/2015 - 8:57amAccident Date:
Friday, May 22, 2015
Truck driver badly injured when 18-wheelers collide on I-12, authorities say
Engine and transmission parts, along with engine oil and diesel fuel, were spread over the highway for about 1/10th of a mile, Sicard said.
Driver of an 18-wheeler was badly injured Friday when his truck slammed into the back of another tractor-trailer on Interstate 12 in the Lacombe area. The driver of the truck that struck the other semi had to be rescued from the wreckage by firefighters before being taken to North Oaks Shock Trauma Hospital in Hammond, suffering from serious lower extremity injuries. Neither of the drivers names were identified in the release.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics:
Collision TypeRoadway:
Interstate 12City:
Hammond, LACounty:
Tangipahoa Parish, LAArea:
New Orleans, LA
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