Horrific moment a dump truck smashes through an intersection and takes out multiple cars before catching fire
- Crash occurred around 9 a.m. Friday in Austin, Texas
- Dump truck carrying gravel smashed through the intersection
- The truck hit three other cars on its path
- It then crashed off the roadway and caught fire
- Four people were transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries
Footage has emerged of a shocking car crash in Texas caused by a dump truck that burst through an intersection, taking out multiple cars on its way.
The incident occurred on Friday in Austin. The truck, owned by Franco’s Trucking Sand and Gravel, was carrying a load of gravel at the time.
However, in video taken on a dash cam, the truck fails to stop at a red light, smashing into a car that is stopped before both vehicles hurtle into oncoming traffic, LiveLeak reported.
Scene: Footage has emerged of a shocking car crash in Austin, Texas caused by a dump truck (right) that burst through an intersection, taking out multiple cars on its way before falling off the roadway on fire
In the dash cam video, the truck can be seen smashing through the red light of the intersection, taking out a car on its way through
Smash: Three other vehicles were involved in the crash. The truck rolls over before falling off the roadway the other side
This is the moment the truck, after hurtling through the intersection, smashes through the other side
According to Austin Police, the dump truck left the road, flipped and caught on fire.
The footage appears to show it crashing through a barrier on the other side of the intersection.
It appears the first car it hit also went through the partition.
Another vehicle crashed into a utility pole.
Wreck: The truck caught fire and crashed down a ravine, however the driver miraculously survived
Damage: Three other vehicles, including this car, were involved in the crash in Austin on Friday
Austin-Travis County EMS says four patients were transported to the hospital.
Their injuries were not said to be life threatening.
The crash remains under investigation, NBC 4 reported.
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