Coffee truck torn apart in I-81 construction-zone crash; driver trapped 20 minutes
A semi truck collided with a coffee food truck in a construction backup on Interstate 81 in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania, on Thursday morning; rescue crews needed 20 minutes to free the trapped driver, and the extent of his injuries is not yet clear.
Summarized from CDLLife.
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A semi truck slammed into a coffee food truck caught in a construction backup on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on Thursday, tearing the smaller truck apart and trapping its driver, according to CDLLife on Oct. 22.
The crash happened at 9:26 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Silver Spring Township, where traffic had backed up because of construction on a nearby bridge along I-81, WGAL 8 reported. The impact ripped the coffee truck apart, and rescue crews worked for 20 minutes to free the driver from the wreckage.
The extent of the driver's injuries was not clear in the initial reporting. The New Kingstown Fire Company said "it was a miracle that the driver was able to survive" the crash. No further information about the crash, the semi driver or any citations had been released.
The crash is a reminder of the risk parked and slow-moving vehicles face in work-zone queues, where stopped traffic can appear with little warning around bridge and lane-closure projects.
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