A tractor-trailer log truck truck left a path of destruction in the Town of Jackson after the driver lost control, sending five people to the hospital and causing damage to infrastructure on Thursday.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, which First Sgt. Marlon D. Williams with Troop C District 8 told the Herald the incident occurred at 10:06 a.m. and a preliminary investigation and hospital staff determined that the driver of the truck suffered a medical emergency while traveling on US Highway 158. Williams said the driver collided with the Embassy Restaurant after colliding with four vehicles. The tractor-trailer driver, two other drivers, and two individuals inside the restaurant were transported to the hospital, he said.
Williams said the driver of the truck was well, and the others suffered minor injuries.
Northampton County Emergency Management Coordinator Tony Burnette said the log truck hit a parked vehicle and continued as it hit and broke down a wall of the Embassy Cafe. Burnette said the vehicle resumed down the road, hit two other vehicles, and stopped at the courthouse square, where it struck a fire hydrant. The town loss water, but it has since been restored.
“I want to thank all of the first responders who responded and the citizens that helped,” he said. “It could have been much worse, and I’m just so glad that we didn’t suffer any loss of life. When people come together like we did, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish and getting things done.”
Burnette said agencies on the scene were the Jackson Police Department, Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, Northampton County EMS, NCSHP, NC Department of Transportation, NC Forest Service, Northampton County Emergency Management and the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department.
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