Devastating accident kills two, closes highway
Two drivers were killed and several others injured in an accident this morning on Interstate 790. Two tractor trailers collided at 6:45, causing a chain reaction involving 16 other vehicles, according to Sgt. Albert Wei of the police department. One of the four tractor-trailers involved in the accident was hauling diesel fuel. Luckily, said Wei, the truck didn’t roll over or dump any of the highly flammable fuel. The driver of the truck hauling diesel wasn’t injured. However, 20 others did sustain injuries. Four of the injured victims suffered life-threatening bodily damage, according to fire chief Tony Sullivan. He described the scene as something from a war zone, with bodies, blood and chaos. Sullivan said this morning’s accident was the worst thing he’s seen in his 18 years with the fire department. He and other firefighters had to cut the roofs of three of the cars off in order to free those that were trapped inside. The Coon Rapids “Life Flight” helicopter from the Memorial Hospital flew two of the most severely injured victims 50 miles to the trauma center in Statesville. According to Sgt. Wei, all of Interstate 790 is still closed, and there is no indication when it will open up again.
This is very well written, you give all the news worthy information without it being overly long.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Your story had a very nice flow to it and like kyle said was very informative without being wordy. It seems to me like you were definatley summarizing the story, so I am a little confused why you decided to put the bit in about the diesel truck, (just becuase im not really sure whether it is news, if nothing really happened due to the fuel tanker.) Other then that I really enjoyed reading your interpretation of the story.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. Good point about the fuel truck, though
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