Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

According to the Salisbury (NC) Post, an April 19 collision on Interstate 85 near the Yadkin River bridge involving two tractor-trailers blocked traffic on the interstate for nearly 12 hours.

The 18-wheelers were heading south when one of them hit the other from the rear at about 5 a.m. Both overturned, and hit a guardrail and concrete barrier, but the drivers walked away unhurt. They spilled paint, diesel fuel and motor oil across the interstate. An environmental cleanup crew was called to the scene to handle the spill. The Davidson County Rescue Squad, Emergency Medical Service, Linwood Fire Department, and East Spencer Police Department responded, as did the Department of Transportation crew for repairs to the guardrail and concrete barrier. The semi trucks belong to R&L Transportation and Wiley Sanders Truck Lines.