U.S. 14-A, one of Wyoming’s vital transportation corridors, was closed Tuesday after a harrowing accident that sent a semi-truck careening off the highway.
The incident occurred around 22 miles east of Lovell, between the Five Springs Campground and the Big Horn-Sheridan county line, around 2:30 a.m. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the driver was in the westbound lane toward Lovell when they entered a curve at a speed exceeding 35 miles per hour.
The driver then overcorrected, rolled to the passenger side, slid on the jersey barrier, and over the edge of the hillside barrier.
Amazingly, the driver was able to escape and only sustained minor injuries. The semi-truck was left precariously dangling over the edge of the barrier.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol and Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office spent most of Tuesday working with heavy machinery to clear U.S. 14-A, hoping to have it open to traffic between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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