Video: Amazon semi-truck driver loses control, crashes on rainy city street
Amazon semi driver loses control and crashes in Iowa City
A traffic camera video shows the moment the driver of an Amazon semi-truck lost control on a wet surface and crashed in Iowa City, Iowa. (Credit: City of Iowa City via Storyful)
An Amazon driver in a semi-truck lost control of a wet street, veering off the road and crashing on June 25 in Iowa City, Iowa.
The striking traffic camera video obtained by the social news platform Storyful shows the semi-truck appearing to hydroplane while traveling along a local highway near a bridge.
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KCRG-TV in Iowa reported that the semi-truck crossed into another lane, nearly colliding with another car before barreling off the road and crashing into a tree, which prevented the truck from going any further.
The news outlet noted that no one was injured in the accident.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by Storyful, which obtained traffic camera video of the accident, and KCRG-TV in Iowa. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.