Asheville, NC : Two people injured after a piece of heavy equipment fell off a tractor-trailer onto a car in western North Carolina on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2016
Asheville, North Carolina
Two people were transported to Mission Hospital with minor injuries Tuesday morning after a piece of heavy equipment fell off a tractor-trailer onto a car, said Asheville Fire Department spokeswoman Kelley Klope.
The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. on Interstate 40 westbound near exit 53 and had all westbound lanes shut down as crews worked to clear the scene, officials say.
"That heavy piece of equipment came off the trailer and tipped onto the car," Klope said. "We don't know how it came off."
According to the Asheville Police Department's Twitter account, all lanes were reopened at about 10:40 a.m.
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I-40 reopens following accident; two injured