Tractor Trailer Slams Into Overpass
Thu, 01/23/2020 - 8:21am
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a patch of ice on Interstate 44 led to a tractor trailer losing control and slamming into the James K. Schatz Memorial Overpass in Sullivan.
Minor injuries were sustained by the driver and another occupant.
The accident occurred on Wednesday around 11:05 p.m. when a 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, driven by Amritpal S. Uppal, 28, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, traveled off the roadway, struck a guardrail and multiple bridge pillars.
Uppal and a passenger, Pargat Marahar, 63, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, had minor injuries.
They were taken to Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital.
The vehicle had total damage.