Update 12/23/21, 12:10 PM ET: with comments from the San Antonio Fire Department.The wreck occurred on April 14, 2021, a date that had originally been a cause for celebration: It was Gizzi's birthday.īut his unlucky mishap was not unique. Large trucks made up 10 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes, according to the organization, which defines a large truck as a medium or heavy truck that weighs over 10,000 pounds. were involved in fatal crashes in 2019, according to data by the National Safety Council.
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Meanwhile, the driver of the semi-truck wasn't injured but received a citation for driving too closely behind the vehicle. She climbed out of the car after the truck was lifted by a tow truck. The woman was uninjured but reportedly suffered some pain in her ribcage and head. A woman was driving the car across a bridge in Washington State and slowed down when the car in front of her also slowed, but the truck driver didn't stop in time and therefore crushed her car. Similarly, a semi-truck in November reportedly rolled on top of a car that was in front of it. The Illinois State Police Department told Newsweek that the car's driver was changing lanes before the vehicle was stuck under the truck.Ībove, an Amazon Prime HGV Lorry drives out of the Amazon Fulfilment Centre on Decemin Tilbury, England. A driver in the car pinned under the truck stuck their hand out and waved. The half front of the car was stuck between the road and the truck's body. Earlier this month, a video that circulated on social media showed a car's front end pinned under a large semi-truck as it was dragged along an Illinois highway. Newsweek contacted the San Antonio Police Department for comments but didn't hear back in time of publishing.Ī number of highway incidents involving truck crashes have been reported recently. Meanwhile, a hazardous materials response crew was called to the scene to clean a fuel spill, according to authorities.
The incident unfolded on Thursday morning when the driver lost control of the truck hauling the Amazon trailer and swerved off on the southbound lanes of the I-35 near Weidner Road, according to San Antonio firefighters, ABC's affiliate KSAT-TV reported.Ī San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson told Newsweek on Thursday that the Amazon truck then hung on the edge of the highway after it was struck by another 18-wheeler. A video from traffic cameras captured an 18-wheeler Amazon trailer hanging off Interstate 35 in northeast San Antonio, Texas.įootage reportedly showed authorities working to get the trailer down safely, according to KIIITV.
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