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Got Milk? Overturned Milk Truck

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Submitted by: Justin Toney, Tryonota Fire Department

Gaston County


TRYONOTA - The Tryonota Fire Department along with Gaston County EMS responded to an overturned tractor trailer Wednesday morning around 10:00 hours carrying approximately 400 gallons of 1 gallon jugs of milk along with other dairy products, and 40 metal racks.

The accident happend on Tryon Courthouse Road between Bessemer City and Cherryville.

The tractor trailer going through a series of sharp curves lost control and overturned then slid across the opposite lane of traffic and into a ditch.

The driver sustained non-life threating injuries and was able to pull himself from the cab before emergency personel arrived on scene.

Crews remained on scene for 7 hours to clean up.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is still investigating the incident.

Primary Agency: Tryonota Volunteer Fire Department

Posted on Fri Mar 12 2010 at 18:32

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