Havoc was wreaked on a number of Utah intersections on November 3 when a double-bottom dump truck misplaced its brakes. With no method to cease, the semi careened by way of an intersection, taking out a number of automobiles earlier than plowing right into a Ford/Chrysler dealership and catching hearth.
In response to KSL Information, 33 automobiles together with the semi truck had been concerned within the crash in Tooele, Utah. Eleven individuals had been injured, one critically. That particular person was airlifted to a Salt Lake Metropolis hospital.
The semi was a double-bottom dump truck, that means it consisted of two trailer beds linked in tandem. The truck was filled with gravel, contributing to the appreciable momentum when its brakes failed.
The truck first took out three automobiles because it barreled by way of the intersection at W Vine St. and S Most important St. Then it crashed into two extra because it crossed W 400 N and Most important. Lastly, it left the highway, and got here to relaxation after damaging 27 automobiles at Tooele Ford, a dealership 1½ miles from the positioning of the primary collision. Stopped automobiles popped skyward like toys, and the truck caught hearth because it hurtled towards the dealership. Witnesses instructed KSL they heard a number of explosions.
In video, the semi’s driver appeared like they no less than tried to steer the truck away from automobiles that had been utterly stopped at intersections. It crossed the middle median of Most important St. no less than as soon as, in an effort to keep away from rear ending a gaggle of stopped automobiles ready at a site visitors sign. The semi driver was not critically injured.
Drivers concerned within the crash instructed KSL there was little they may do however brace for impression. “I’ve by no means seen an accident like that,” stated Sgt Jeremy Hansen, one of many officers who responded to the crash. Police have confirmed that the truck’s brakes had failed. Seeing the wreckage left in its path, it might have been loads worse.