Semi plunges off overpass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSaHKXWWVhU

Holy shit...

Yeah I seen the raw video of this like yesterday, sucks the story isn't finalized yet of to why it has happened.

You lie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_y-n...eature=related

They believe it was the drivers medical condition that caused him to drive erratically and eventually hit the concrete thing that sent him over the edge.

At least a bridge didn't collapse.

It seems many people don't realize how dangerous diabetic seizures can be. I had a friend who had them occasionally (usually the morning after a night of heavy drinking). He pretty much lost control of his muscles and ability to communicate. It was scary shit.

On a side note, anyone notice that the video footage was sped up enough that the a/v synch became progressively worse?

Diabetic seizures can be deadly (no joke intended here). I had a couple of friends in high school who were diabetic, and one even passed out during a speech and started shaking. It's pretty scary, but she ended up 'coming back' in a couple of minutes, thankfully.

I also noticed that it looked like a poorly dubbed film.

I thought things only immediately explode like that in TV and movies...

I thought things only immediately explode like that in TV and movies...

It could have something to do with whatever he was transporting.

I don't know, the trailer didn't really look scorched at all.

Could be he landed on the side of its gas tank and the sparks from the metal hitting the ground caused the fuel to ignite.

Diesel isn't ignited by sparks but by pressure and heat. Suffice to say falling off the side of a bridge going 50+ mph is probably enough to produce sufficient pressure to ignite it. Seeing as these vehicles carrying hundreds of gallons of fuel, a fireball isn't too big of a stretch. But I guess I'd still like to know what he was carrying.