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Debris trips truck rig, crane, snarls Toll Road April 26, 2007By Abby Slutsky and Kara Lopp, The Journal GazetteTwo crashes within minutes of each other on the Indiana Toll Road Wednesday morning brought westbound traffic to a halt for about two hours. About 6 a.m., the driver of a tractor-trailer rig heading east near the Angola rest stop in Steuben County hit wheel rims that were in the road and lost control of the vehicle. It rolled and collided with two parked tractor-trailer rigs, blocking the westbound lanes, Fremont Fire Chief Eric Hufnagle said. The drivers of the parked rigs – one of which was hauling flour – were sleeping, he said. A few minutes before the crash, Steuben dispatchers had transferred a call to the Indiana State Police about debris in the road near the Angola plaza, Hufnagle said. One driver needed help getting out of his rig and was treated at the scene for minor injuries. As rescue workers were heading to the crash, the driver of a crane also traveling east hit the same debris and rolled at least twice, according to witnesses. The crane landed with the driver’s side door in the grassy median, and crews had to dig away dirt and cut open the roof to free the driver. He was taken to Cameron Memorial Hospital in Angola with a small cut on his forehead, Hufnagle said.
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