Pickup Breaks in Two & Explodes When 18-Wheeler Drifts off I-65 in Alabama

Cullman, Alabama, 3/3/06.
On I-65 in Cullman County, Alabama, an 18-wheeler drifted off the roadway on Monday, and struck a pickup truck stopped in the emergency lane with sufficient force to separate the cab from the bed of the truck. The truck’s gas tank also exploded, covering the vehicle in fuel and flames. Michael Cammon, 41, of Cullman, and his passenger, William Malcolm, 65, of Hanceville, were injured. Malcolm, who was trapped inside the burning pickup, was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham.
According to another truck driver at the scene, the 18-wheeler ran off the shoulder of the road twice prior to hitting the pickup. The initial news article did not indicate whether that was due to fatigue, distraction, impairment or mechanical malfunction.

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