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Two deaths were the end result of a devastating chain reaction crash that began with the collision of two tractor trailers.

The intense sound of sirens may have acted as alarm to wake up some people but for others it was melody encouraging great vitality. Around 6:45 a.m. two tractor trailers collided while traveling northbound on Interstate 790. According to the Police Departments Sgt. Wei, the accident caused a major pile up totaling 14 vehicles and four tractor trailers. One of the tractor trailers was a tanker hauling diesel fuel. The truck of the the tanker was damaged by a car. Wei said, It was very lucky that it didn’t roll over or dump any fuel, or catch fire. Wei said, the driver did not suffer any injuries.

 As a result of the accident there were two casualties and 20 others injured. Four of them in life threatening conditions, were taken to the hospital. Memorial Hospital’s “Life Flight” helicopter had taken two of the worst injuries to the Statesville Trauma Center, 50 miles away. 

 All five of the Fire Departments ambulances along with others from a nearby city were on the scene. Fire Chief, Tony Sullivan said, when he arrive the crash scene looked like something from a war zone, with bodies laying along the road, people covered with blood sitting next to their cars, emergency workers running from place to place trying to help the injured and sirens wailing in the distance as more fire trucks and ambulances were called. Sullivan said, he had never seen anything that bad in the 18 years he’s been with the Fire Department. Wei said, police officers were having trouble figuring out which people were from which vehicles, and who were the drivers and who were the passengers.

According to Wei, the accident closed the entire highway, both northbound and southbound. Cars are sitting bumper to bumper and drivers are waiting for the signal to pass. Wei has no idea when it would be open again. Divers that would normally take Interstate 790 are now redirected to travel on Interstate 690, on the eastern side of the city.