A trucker was injured on Sunday evening, when a wrong-way driver drove into his tanker truck, leading to a massive explosion on Interstate 75.
It happened on Sunday evening, around 4:45 p.m., on the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Dayton, Ohio.
The crash caused the truck to catch fire, eventually leading to a large explosion when the flames spread to, and ignited, the tanker trailer. The explosion could be seen for miles, CBS News reported.
The wrong-way driver was killed in the crash. The driver of the truck was able to exit his vehicle after the crash and suffered minor injuries.
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The names of the drivers have not been released.
ODOT crews originally estimated that southbound Interstate 75 would be closed for up to two days, but worked through the night and were able to reopen two southbound lanes around 5:10 a.m. on Monday morning. However, Interstate 75 on-ramps from SR 4 and SR 48 remains closed WHIO reported.
An Ohio Department of Transportation traffic camera captured the moment trailer exploded.
