A deadly crash occurred at 6:45 this morning when two trucks collided on Interstate 790. The crash resulted in a 14 car pile-up and involved two additional semi-s. Two drivers were killed at the accident and 20 other commuters were injured. Two of the victims involved were in serious condition and were flown to the Statesville Trauma Center via the "Life Flight" helicopter.
All five of the Plymouth city's ambulances were called to the scene along with the help of ambulances from the four surrounding cities. The accident occurred on the northbound lanes of I-790, and closed the entire highway, which forced the morning commuters to reroute to I-690 and resulted in a three hour delay.
Fire Chief Tony Sullivan commented on his observations upon arrival to the crash site, " The crash scene looked like something from a war zone, with bodies laying along the road, people covered in blood sitting next to their cars, sirens wailing in the distance as more fire trucks and ambulances were called." Sullivan reported that three of the cars involved in the devastation had to be cut open from the roof to free the trapped drivers from inside, and stated that of the 19 years of that he has been with the fire department, he has never seen an accident as bad as this.
According to on-the-scene Police Officer, Sgt. Albert Wei, the police department is not done investigating the cause of the accident, and that I-790 will remain closed until further notice.
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