MEC&F Expert Engineers : WRECK INVOLVING DUMP TRUCK SHUTS DOWN I-155 IN MORTON, ILLINOIS. THE TRUCK’S BED STARTED RAISING ON ITS OWN, HITTING THE OVERPASS, CAUSING IT TO COME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK TO FLIP ON ITS SIDE.

Friday, January 16, 2015

WRECK INVOLVING DUMP TRUCK SHUTS DOWN I-155 IN MORTON, ILLINOIS. THE TRUCK’S BED STARTED RAISING ON ITS OWN, HITTING THE OVERPASS, CAUSING IT TO COME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK TO FLIP ON ITS SIDE.



WRECK INVOLVING DUMP TRUCK SHUTS DOWN I-155 IN MORTON, ILLINOIS.  THE TRUCK’S BED STARTED RAISING ON ITS OWN, HITTING THE OVERPASS, CAUSING IT TO COME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK TO FLIP ON ITS SIDE.

January 15, 2015
 
MORTON - State police have to shut down part of I-155 after a dump truck slams into an overpass.

The driver of the truck told investigators the truck’s bed started raising on its own.

The bed hit the overpass, causing it to come loose and the truck to flip on its side.
The driver was not hurt.

State troopers had to close down part of I-155 while they cleared the wreck.