Two people were killed and many others injured in this mornings commute when two tractor-trailers collided on Interstate 790. They started a chain reaction, and a total of four Tractor-trailers and 14 cars were involved in the tragic accident.
Four of the 20 injured were in life threatening condition, and two were air-lifted to trauma centers. The four city ambulances were on scene as well as ambulances of fire departments from four nearby cities. They had to cut the roofs off of three of the cars to save the victims.
Sgt. Albert Wei described the scene as like a war zone, everyone was in a panic checking the injured. There was some luck involved, one of the tractor-trailers involved was carrying diesel fuel. The truck part of the trailer was damaged but the driver managed to pull to the side, without spilling the fuel and causing an even larger disaster. Interstate 790 is closed until further notice, use Interstate 690 as an alternative.
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