A motorist survived after a collision sent metal pipes from a flatbed truck crashing through his windshield on I-17 in Phoenix this morning.
Check out the Sky 12 pics of this wreck Happing now on I-17 at Bethany Home. DPS says injuries are not life threatening. #12News pic.twitter.com/iFgfyN2XXE
— ERIC_WATSON (@ERIC_WATSON) March 9, 2017
The incident happened around 7 a.m. on southbound I-17 near Bethany Home Road.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has not released information on what caused the crash.
The man in the SUV was reportedly able to exit the vehicle under his own power. He has been taken to the hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life threatening.
The crash caused miles-long traffic backups.
I-17 Bethany Home #crash The pipes went right through the windshield of Suburban Driver suffered non life threatening injuries @FOX10Phoenix pic.twitter.com/mqeICZ2sST
— Chris Drake (@DrakeFox10) March 9, 2017
Sources:
12 News
AZ Central
