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Gas Tanker Crash Closes 281, Gallery Condemned
Gas Tanker Crash Closes 281, Gallery Condemned —
A fuel tanker collided with a pick-up truck traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 281 early Thursday morning, Aug. 23, 2018. Both vehicles crossed traffic and hit a power pole before running into the Rain Bird Gallery at 103 Main St., which was declared condemned.
Suzy Hunter
By Staff Reports Emergency crews were dispatched at 8:48 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in response to an accident involving a tractor-trailer and a pick-up truck colliding with the Rain Bird Gallery at 103 Main St./U.S. Hwy., which left the highway closed for nearly 12 hours. Chief Michael Ritchey said that a pick-up truck stopped in the center turn-lane waiting to turn left was rear ended by a tractor-trailer carrying 8,700 gallons of fuel that failed to maintain his lane.
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