Tire flies off before dump truck’s fiery crash

Jul 5, 2019

Updated Jul 9, 2019

A dump truck lost a tire before colliding into a highway barrier and catching fire Wednesday morning in Phoenix.

The Arizona Department of Transportation reported on Twitter that the truck crashed into a barrier wall on the L-101 on-ramp leading onto eastbound Interstate 60.

The driver, who had minor injuries, lost control of the truck after one of its tires came off, according to fox10phoenix.com. The truck caught fire after striking the barrier.

Ramp from L-101 southbound to US 60 eastbound: This large vehicle fire has closed the ramp. #PhxTraffic pic.twitter.com/5cTT9TLjnM

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 3, 2019

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