Thursday, January 27, 2011

Deadly Accident Closes Interstate 790

A deadly accident occurred at 6:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 790, which included four tractor trailers and 14 cars. Police Sgt. Albert Wei reported two people killed and 20 injured after two tractor trailers allegedly collided, causing a multi-vehicle pile up.

Fire Chief, Tony Sullivan detailed the use of all department ambulances and emergency help from nearby cities. Two seriously injured victims were flown by helicopter to a nearby trauma center in Statesville. Emergency personnel had to cut the roofs off three cars to remove victims and had a difficult time matching victims with their vehicles.

Due to the closing of the north and south lanes of I-790 traffic was diverted to Interstate 690, on the easter side of the city, which caused three hour delays during rush hour.

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