Missouri police are trying to determine why a FedEx truck hauling doubles left the road and crashed into an Olive Garden restaurant in the early morning hours, causing a two alarm fire.
The crash happened at the Olive Garden location off of I-70 Drive S.W. shortly after 3 a.m. The truck driver somehow lost control and crashed into the west side of the building, causing both the truck and the restaurant to catch fire.
FedEx truck ran off 70, hit sign, before crashing into Olive Garden restaurant #abc17news pic.twitter.com/tBxj8UuDeH – @JordanaABC17
— ABC 17 News (@ABC17News) October 28, 2016
The Columbia Fire Department responded to the two alarm fire, sending out 17 units to battle the blaze. It took approximately 40 minutes to extinguish the fire.
The truck driver was able to get out of the truck on his own and was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported.
FedEx Truck Crashes into Olive Garden @iracane https://t.co/9yW4qhiMLt pic.twitter.com/yuUzPDEREs
— Brian (@Briligerent) October 28, 2016
Sources:
The Columbia Tribune
ABC 17Â