Lansing,
Michigan
A
cable median likely prevented what could have been a devastating crash this
morning. "[The cable] did exactly what it's supposed to do," said Lt.
Greg Hull of the Ingram County Sheriff's Department. "That was a
fully-loaded tanker truck and it prevented it from going into oncoming
traffic."
The
accident was reported just after 5:00 a.m. on Interstate 96 near U.S. Route 127
in Lansing. According
to Michigan Live, a tanker truck collided with a passenger vehicle, hit the
cable median and ricocheted back onto the highway where it rolled over. Another
passenger vehicle then collided with the tanker, spilling asphalt onto the
highway.
The
drivers of both passenger vehicles were hospitalized with injuries not
considered life-threatening. "That median is only about 15 to 20 feet
wide," said Hull. "Without that [median] there, it would've crossed
over and could've been a deadly crash."
Cable
medians have been the topic of discussion in the media since last month's fatal
crash in Orland, California between a FedEx truck and a tour bus
transporting high school students. The FedEx truck crossed over the grassy
median of Interstate 5 and collided head-on with the tour bus. Ten people were
killed, including five high school students. Dozens of others were injured.
Many safety advocates have said the crash could have been prevented if a cable
median were installed along Interstate 5.
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