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Irregular News for 10.08.05
Denver, CO -- Two men were seriously hurt Saturday when a gravel truck rolled off the Interstate 25 overpass and landed on top of a vehicle on the road below.
The driver of the truck and the driver of a silver Lexus were taken to Swedish Hospital. Their conditions and identities have not been released.
Police say the truck was heading northbound on I-25 when suddenly it popped through the concrete barriers that line the side of the interstate and plunged down onto Belleview Avenue.
Steve Vendegnia was driving on Belleview when he saw the truck fly off the ramp.
"I just tensed up, crunched up and closed my eyes. I heard a bunch of crashing noises and saw that it was on top of the car," said Vendegniz.
Vendegnia's car was also hit but he was able to walk away from the accident and feels he is lucky to be alive.
Dozens of gallons of diesel fuel spilled but the vehicles did not catch fire.
Belleview and the ramp from southbound I-25 to Belleview was shut down from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the Greenwood Village Police Department investigated.
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Denver, CO -- Two men were seriously hurt Saturday when a gravel truck rolled off the Interstate 25 overpass and landed on top of a vehicle on the road below.
The driver of the truck and the driver of a silver Lexus were taken to Swedish Hospital. Their conditions and identities have not been released.
Police say the truck was heading northbound on I-25 when suddenly it popped through the concrete barriers that line the side of the interstate and plunged down onto Belleview Avenue.
Steve Vendegnia was driving on Belleview when he saw the truck fly off the ramp.
"I just tensed up, crunched up and closed my eyes. I heard a bunch of crashing noises and saw that it was on top of the car," said Vendegniz.
Vendegnia's car was also hit but he was able to walk away from the accident and feels he is lucky to be alive.
Dozens of gallons of diesel fuel spilled but the vehicles did not catch fire.
Belleview and the ramp from southbound I-25 to Belleview was shut down from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the Greenwood Village Police Department investigated.
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