{"id":954,"date":"2023-08-30T19:33:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=954"},"modified":"2023-08-30T19:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:33:45","slug":"fiery-crash-involving-lumber-truck-shuts-down-i-85-in-montgomery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/alabama-truck-accidents\/fiery-crash-involving-lumber-truck-shuts-down-i-85-in-montgomery\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiery crash involving lumber truck shuts down I-85 in Montgomery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MONTGOMERY, AL &#8211; A fiery collision involving an <a href=\"\/tag\/flatbed-truck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flatbed truck<\/a> and three vehicles on Tuesday morning has closed a section of southbound I-85 and the South Perry Street bridge.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2023\/08\/fiery-i-85-crash-damages-montgomery-overpass.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AL.com<\/a>, The flatbed truck, carrying lumber, struck the South Perry Street bridge&#8217;s support columns, igniting a blaze that damaged the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>No major injuries were reported, but the truck was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>The fire&#8217;s intensity caused significant harm to the bridge&#8217;s structure, leading to closures of the highway and bridge. Emergency repairs are being planned to allow partial highway use.<\/p>\n<p>The South Perry Street Bridge is closed for pedestrians and vehicles until further notice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1r3B9UtpuJCly9Guw4RyuS16VCf1PUMM&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Were you or a loved one involved in a truck accident in Alabama? Don\u2019t face the legal complexities alone. Rely on the experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;]\">Alabama truck accident lawyers<\/a>\u00a0at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC to advocate for your rights and pursue the rightful compensation you deserve.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;]\">Reach out<\/a>\u00a0to us today at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;]\">(888)774-5836<\/a>\u00a0for a confidential and complimentary consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTGOMERY, AL &#8211; A fiery collision involving an flatbed truck and three vehicles on Tuesday morning has closed a section of southbound I-85 and the South Perry Street bridge. According to AL.com, The flatbed truck, carrying lumber, struck the South Perry Street bridge&#8217;s support columns, igniting a blaze that damaged the bridge. No major injuries [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Fiery crash involving lumber truck shuts down I-85 in Montgomery","_seopress_titles_desc":"MONTGOMERY, AL - A fiery collision involving an flatbed truck and three vehicles on Tuesday morning has closed a section of southbound I-85 and the South Perry Street bridge.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alabama-truck-accidents","tag-flatbed-truck"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":957,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954\/revisions\/957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}