Crash Dumps Junk Cars, Confuses First Responders

Semi Tips, Spills 10 Crushed Cars

INDIANAPOLIS -- Nearly a dozen junk cars were dumped onto Sam Jones Expressway on southwest Indianapolis side Tuesday in a crash between a tractor-trailer and a car, officials said.The driver of the truck said he was eastbound just after 2 p.m. when the car tried to make a U-turn in front of him. The semi driver said he tried to swerve, but struck the car and his tractor-trailer overturned. At least 10 junk cars were strewn across the roadway, causing confusion for first responders."(The) first report was multiple cars crushed," said Mike Pruitt with Wayne Township fire. "(We) haven't seen a mess like this in a while."The truck driver suffered minor injuries.The junk cars and the truck leaked a small amount of fuel onto the roadway, Pruitt said.Sam Jones Expressway was closed from Interstate 70 to Bradbury Road and is expected to remain shut down for some time for clean-up.The truck, from Wampler Services out of Frankfort, was headed to OmniSource in Indianapolis.

by TheIndyChannel.com

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