Truck carrying 25,000 pounds of ice cream rolls off U.S. 89 into Logan River in Logan, Utah
Modified Date:
Thu, 06/11/2015 - 2:57pmAccident Date:
Tuesday, June 9, 2015Ice cream truck rolls into Logan River
Crews were trying to unload 25,000 pounds of ice cream from a semi rig that rolled off U.S. 89 and into the Logan River on Tuesday.
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Authorities tried to pull the new truck and trailer out of the water but it was too heavy, filled with more than 13 tons of Fat Boys.
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The refrigerated trailer landed on its top, and the cab is reportedly quite mangled. Hutchinson, who was uninjured, was pulled from the cab of the truck by people who were passing through the area.
A semi-truck carrying 25,000 pounds of ice cream was traveling east on U.S. 89 when the driver lost control on a curve and the truck crashed into the Logan River. Some of the ice cream was lost in the river, and crews formed a line to hand cases of ice cream off the truck and back onto the road. No injuries were reported.
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Type: Truck Accident
Roadway:
U.S. 89City:
Logan, UTCounty:
Cache County, UTArea:
Salt Lake City, UT
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