Truck Explosion, Fire Consumes 18-Wheeler On I-20

ABILENE, Texas -- An explosion under the hood of an 18-wheeler caused an accident and fire that consumed the vehicle on Interstate 20 east of Abilene Friday morning.

The incident occurred as the truck was traveling eastbound about eight miles east of Abilene.

The truck jack-knifed as it pulled to the side of the freeway and burned, closing one lane of traffic eastbound between FM 603 and Clyde.

The driver of the vehicle escaped without injury, and no other vehicles were involved. The incident occurred about 6:40 a.m. Friday.

The driver of the truck told KTXS that the truck's starter came loose, hit a battery and caused an explosion and fire that consumed the vehicle.

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source: www.ktxs.com (7/29)