Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Hwy-40 Semi Rollover

Golden Valley Firefighters team up with Kingman Fire crews to extricate the driver of a semi truck that careened through a guardrail on east bound Hwy-40 about 4:50 am. Golden Valley Fire Captain Dave Martin reported the semi truck contained ice cream and posed no hazard to rescue crews. The semi truck destroyed about 75 feet of guardrail before leaving the highway, ending up about 250 feet off the road before coming to rest on its top. The driver, a 49 year old male from Lake Havasu was transported to KRMC for evaluation after he was carefully removed from the destroyed cab of his semi truck. ADOT crews remained on scene to cleanup engine oil that leaked from the overturned truck. Captain Martin reports there was no fuel leaking. The cause of the accident is under investigation by DPS.
 
Firefighters carry the driver to the ambulance for transport to KRMC





Golden Valley Firefighters can be seen carrying the driver to the ambulance of the semi