National Guard Truck Flips Over on Way to Tenn. Tornado Disaster Site

February 12, 2008

A Tennessee National Guard truck on the way to help tornado recovery efforts in Macon County turned over on the side of Interstate 40.

Randy Harris, a guard spokesman, said the five-ton truck was among other engineering units headed to the disaster area on Feb. 9 when it tipped over near the Bellevue, Tenn., exit.

Harris said the driver was injured and taken to a hospital, but his injuries were not critical.

It was not immediately clear what caused the truck to flip.

Harris said operations were under way to recover the vehicle.

Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Auto Windstorm Training Development Tennessee

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