Semi Explodes After Hitting Truck
Associated Press - Wed 07:53 AM 07/11/2012
No injuries were reported
Crews will be cleaning up debris on Interstate 70 in Geary County after a semitrailer truck exploded and burned when it clipped a truck painting lines on the interstate.
Geary County Undersheriff Tony Wolf says the truck struck a line-painting truck Tuesday east of Junction City. The truck was operated by a contract crew for the state transportation department.
Wolf says the tractor trailer driver tried to miss the other truck but clipped it, causing the semitrailer's fuel tank to
rupture.
The driver was able to get his 7-year-old daughter out of the truck before it exploded. No injuries were reported.
Traffic was reduced to one lane in both directions for several hours.
Authorities decided to let the wreckage cool overnight before removing the debris on Wednesday.
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Associated Information from: WIBW-AM
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Iamgonnagetu
Wednesday 11 July 2012 08:05 Report this comment
By chance did he have a highway patrol trooper with him? How about seat belts were they being used.
ksfarmdude
Wednesday 11 July 2012 12:33 Report this comment
sounds like the driver was being distracted by his daughter wonder if his employer knows he babysits while trucking too
getumgranny
Thursday 12 July 2012 10:13 Report this comment
That poor little girl, I suspect she was terrified by this. I'm glad everyone was ok. You would think with your 7yr old daughter in the truck you would be paying more attention to what you are doing. This could have been a horrible tragedy!!!