Man uninjured after semi flips on SR-14
Heavy winds caused a semi truck and trailer to flip on state Highway 14 west of White Salmon Tuesday morning, state patrol said. The highway was closed for about three hours until the crash was cleared.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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State Highway 14 in Skamania County was closed in both directions for about three hours after a semi truck flipped on its side, officials said.
The crash happened around 11 a.m. Tuesday about 6 miles west of White Salmon on SR-14, a Washington State Patrol release said.
A semi truck driven by Thandeep S. Grewal, 29, of British Columbia was westbound on the highway approaching a tunnel, the release said. High winds caused the truck to be blown onto its passenger side. The truck then hit the westbound guardrail and slid to a rest in the east part of the tunnel, the release said.
Grewal was uninjured but the truck had an estimated $10,000 in damages from the crash.
The highway was closed in both directions until about 1:50 p.m. when the truck was towed from the scene, said Trooper Ryan Tanner, a state patrol spokesman.
Crews are careful not to cause further damage to road or vehicle while dragging vehicles out and flipping them, he said.
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