Two drivers were killed and 20 more hospitalized in a big accident this morning on Interstate 790. Although the police department has not finished investigating the accident, they have a general idea of what they believe happened. At 6:45 a.m., two tractor-trailers crashed into one another causing a chain reaction involving a total of 4 tractor-trailers and 14 other cars in the accident just a couple miles outside of town.
As morbid as the result of this accident has been, Sgt. Albert Wei of the Police Department acknowledged that it could have been a lot worse. One of the tractor-trailers involved was apparently a tanker hauling diesel fuel. Had the tanker leaked any fuel or caught fire, the result could have been far more catastrophic.
Despite any relief of the accident being worse, Fire Chief Tony Sullivan said the scene was unlike anything he had seen in his many years with the Fire Department. All five of the fire department’s ambulances were on seen, along with ambulances from four surrounding cities. Memorial Hospital’s “Life Flight” helicopter also came to air-lift two of the worst injured casualties to the trauma center in Statesville. Sullivan went as far as saying the scene looked as if it were a war zone.
As of 10 a.m., Interstate 790 has been closed indefinitely. Sgt. Wei has no indication of when they will be able to open it back up to the public. Those who use Interstate 790 had to use Interstate 690 this morning, causing a three hour delay on 690.
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