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Semi-truck bursts into flames, dangles from interstate bridge, California photos show

A semi-truck ran into a bridge wall and caught on fire, California Highway Patrol said.
A semi-truck ran into a bridge wall and caught on fire, California Highway Patrol said. California Highway Patrol

A semi-truck collided with a bridge wall and burst into flames, California police said.

The California Highway Patrol in Truckee said the driver was on I-80 eastbound Sunday near Floriston when it caught fire.

The truck was dangling from the interstate bridge while on fire, photos posted by police showed.

“Just when you think you have seen it all at Floriston,” authorities said on Twitter. “Sometimes there aren’t even words. It’s amazing no one got hurt!”

Authorities extinguished the fire, and all lanes of the interstate reopened, according to KRNV.

Police didn’t say what caused the driver to slam into the bridge wall.

Floriston is about 20 miles southwest of Reno.

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This story was originally published October 25, 2021 at 8:49 AM with the headline "Semi-truck bursts into flames, dangles from interstate bridge, California photos show."

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Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Maddie Capron is a McClatchy Real-Time News Reporter focused on the outdoors and wildlife in the western U.S. She graduated from Ohio University and previously worked at CNN, the Idaho Statesman and Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism.
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