Major crash on the interstate by me today

[XZeroII]

A very busy freeway was shut down for most of the day today. A (full) dump truck blew a tire and crashed through the cement median into the other lanes. He apparently stopped sideways. A semi then plowed through the dump truck and a flatbed then crashed into that mess. 2 people died. Many other cars were damaged by debris. It's a real mess and tons of traffic had to be rerouted.

http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/jun03/i94accident1060403.jpg
http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/jun03/crashbig060403.jpg

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/jun03/145600.asp

A witness who declined to give his name said he saw an eastbound dump truck transporting gravel slide toward the barrier separating the east and westbound lanes of I-94. The truck hit the barrier and went airborne, careening into the westbound lanes, where it hit the westbound semitrailer trucks, he said.

 

[BooGiMaN]

i feel sad for the people that died

 

[Miramonti]

talk about some serious mass and velocity of objects coming together...scary.

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: jjsole
talk about some serious mass and velocity of objects coming together...scary.

danm right frightening. Think of the impulse! God...

Those poor people. I can't imangine what their families are going though.

 

[pyonir]

city? State?

 

[TommyVercetti]

are you that witness they are talking about?

 

[XZeroII]

Happened in Waukesha, WI (about 2 miles from Milwaukee). No, I'm not a witness. We got off the interstate because traffic was backed up a few miles. This is going eastbound. The westbound lanes are the ones that are closed.