Driver hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after dump truck catches fire on I-10, SAPD says
The dump truck was fully engulfed in flames; a 33-year-old man suffered ‘severe burns’
Spencer Heath, Digital Journalist
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police said a man was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after his vehicle caught fire on the Northwest Side.
The driver of a dump truck was heading northbound on Interstate 10 near UTSA Boulevard just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday when at least one of the vehicle’s tires blew out, according to a preliminary report from SAPD.
The driver then lost control of the dump truck, causing the vehicle to cross three lanes of traffic, roll over and crash into a concrete wall, police said.
The report said the crash caused the dump truck to become fully engulfed in flames.
SAPD said the driver, a 33-year-old man, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he suffered severe burns.
Traffic in both directions of Interstate 10 was stalled for several hours after the crash. Several lanes were closed but have since reopened.
