Truck hauling steel coil overturns after car driver runs red light
An 18-wheeler overturned after a motorist ran a red light, forcing the truck driver to swerve and spill his 45,000 pound load of steel coil.
The accident occurred on May 8, 2018 around 9:00 a.m. in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Overturned tractor trailer at River Terminal Rd. & Amnicola Highway intersection. According to truck driver, he was making left turn when a car ran through the light. He had to swerve to avoid hitting the car. pic.twitter.com/uQVwiHj13X
— Aaron Farrar (@aaronfarrarNC9) May 8, 2018
According to News Channel 9, the tractor trailer was making a left turn on the 700 block of Terminal Road near JIT Steel Service when a motorist ran a red light. After the trucker swerved to avoid a collision, the semi overturned, sending the steel coil into a grassy median.
VIDEO UPDATE: tractor trailer flipped back upright. Process took roughly 30 minutes pic.twitter.com/i0tZFyvgnI
— Aaron Farrar (@aaronfarrarNC9) May 8, 2018
Crews righted the tractor about an hour after the accident and estimated a clean-up time of three hours.
It is not clear whether the motorist stuck around or fled the scene at the time of the accident. The truck driver was not injured.