Two I-40 Wrecks
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2012 · News & Politics
Two wrecks injure ten people and cause a major headache for people heading eastbound on Interstate 40 this morning.Troopers say there were no life-threatening injuries among the ten people, however several of them were taken to the hospital.Troopers say a truck hauling sweet potatoes collided with another car at the foot of the mountain near the Old Fort exit.That wreck partially blocked the 4-lane and led to a back-up in the eastbound lanes.That back-up led to a tractor-trailer hitting a car in front of it, resulting in an 8-car-pileup that blocked the highway near the top of the mountain.Emergency crews arrived and began helping the injured at both wrecks.The clean-up is still going on.Follow Sherrill on Twitter @SherrillBarber _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
