(Photos by Howard Owens.)
A tractor-trailer flipped over and landed on its roof at the S curve on Route 63 at Fargo Road in Little Canada. The driver is trapped inside but reports only minor injuries. A Sheriff's deputy is on scene. Bethany and Stafford fire and Mercy medics are responding. There are wires down in the roadway.
UPDATE 2:58 a.m.: The driver somehow managed to extricate himself and was sitting on the guard rail when the first firefighters arrived. He was loaded into an ambulance and is not seriously hurt. He was hauling Chiquita bananas.
UPDATE 3:17 a.m.: A deputy was first on scene, coming across the accident while on patrol. He and a passerby helped the driver crawl from the cab of the truck. The driver was conscious and alert.
Again at that section of 63.
Again at that section of 63. Truckers routinely travel at excessive speeds through that section. BA NA NA!
Better be REALLY careful in
Better be REALLY careful in that area NOW. Might slip on a banana peel.
According to another, local,
According to another, local, news source, police believe the driver fell asleep at the wheel.