LINO LAKES—At 6:45 a.m. an accident on Interstate 790 containing four tractor-trailers and 14 other cars leaves two dead and 20 others injured.
This horrific accident killed two drivers and sent 20 more people to the hospital. Of those 20, four of them were seriously hurt with life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital. The two worst injuries were taken by the “Life Flight” helicopter to the trauma center in Statesville, 50 miles away.
According to Sgt. Albert Wei of the Lino Lakes Police Department, the accident occurred when two tractor trailers collided. After the tractors lost control and crashed, a chain reaction ensued, causing two other trailers and 14 cars to add to the wreckage.
One of the tractor-trailers was a tanker hauling diesel fuel; Wei stated that it was very luck the trailer didn't flip and explode or set anything a flame.
Fire Chief Tony Sullivan said that in his 18 and a half years he hadn't seen anything that bad. Sullivan described the scene as a war zone, with people covered in blood next to their cars, emergency workers scampering to help the injured and nothing but the blaring sirens in the background.
Police are still investigating the accident and according to Wei, Interstate 790 is still closed and has backed up traffic on Interstate 690 for three hours.
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