LAWRENCE, Kan. — There has been an update in last week’s accident involving a driverless truck.
The Lawrence – Douglas County Fire Medical Department (LDCFM) responded to an incident on Friday involving a driverless semi-truck.
According to a social media post, the LDCFM responded to a fire at 1021 Main Street after an unoccupied semi-truck collided with a home, striking powerlines and igniting a fire.
“Thanks to quick actions by nearby construction workers and the truck driver using fire extinguishers, the fire was contained,” the LDCFM said. “LDCFM extinguished the fire completely with no injuries reported. Kudos to our community heroes.”
According to an update via social media from the LDCFM, a driverless semi “rolled about 300 feet from 11th and Maine, through a 4-foot retaining wall, over a patio, between two houses, and came to rest against a home’s foundation — causing little damage considering its journey.”
Authorities reported that no one was injured in the incident that happened about 1:30 that afternoon.
“The semi’s driver tells us he put the cab and trailer brakes on before leaving it and, once he saw it moving, tried to catch up, but to no avail,” authorites stated. “The trailer of the semi was empty. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was on scene to extinguish a small fire. The truck came to rest between two houses in the 1000 block of Maine. One resident was home in the house that was not damaged.”
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