Driver extricated from fiery propane truck crash in Burnett County
Propane truck crash(Burnett County Sheriff’s Office)
BURNETT COUNTY, Wis. — A propane truck crash in Burnett County briefly left the driver trapped inside.
Officials say on Wednesday at around 12:53 p.m., they received a report of a crash at the intersection of County Road H and State Road 70 in Dewey Township.
That is about 28-miles Southeast of Hayward.
A pickup truck traveling north on County Road H failed to stop at the stop sign at Highway 70 and hit a propane truck traveling east.
The propane truck caught on fire and rolled over onto its side, trapping the driver.
Eventually, the driver was extricated from the cab by a detective before emergency services arrived.
The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
The intersection where the crash happened was shut down until 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
The crash remains under investigation.
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