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INDIANAPOLIS - Dramatic video captured a garbage truck that slammed into an overpass this week in Indiana, causing the vehicle to burst into a giant ball of fire.
The moment, which was reported just before 8 a.m. local time on Monday in Indianapolis, was recorded by a nearby surveillance camera. The video shows the blue garbage truck driving down a street and toward the overpass, before its top slams into the bridge. Debris and smoke are seen in the underpass following the impact.
Within seconds, a bright explosion soon appears — appearing to engulf the entire area.
Mark Salcedo Jr., whose family owns the nearby Superior Towing business with the surveillance camera, told FOX 59 that truck drivers commonly underestimate vehicle height and collide with the bottom of this overpass — which only has an 11-foot, 8-inch clearance.
The Indianapolis Fire Department responded to the fire. FOX 59 and WTHR-TV both reported that no one was seriously injured, including the driver of the truck.