A truck driver fled the scene after rolling his rig on a highway in Arizona on Thursday morning.
The accident happened on January 21st at around 11:30 a.m. in Surprise, Arizona.
According to AZ Family News, the rig was driving along the northbound loop at 303 at Waddell Road when it rolled, spilling a load of dirt across the roadway.
🚨 A single-vehicle rollover involving a tractor-trailer carrying dirt is blocking the NB Loop 303 on-ramp at Waddell. The driver abandoned the vehicle. We expect the road to reopen in the next hour once removal and cleanup is finished. #AZTroopers #CourteousVigilance pic.twitter.com/sIlb581jDa
— Dept. of Public Safety (@Arizona_DPS) January 21, 2021
Officers say that the trucker promptly fled the scene following the wreck, abandoning the rig.
It is not yet clear why the driver abandoned the wreck
