The incident occurred on Interstate 65 near downtown Louisville, Kentucky on June 13
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- A truck driver “miraculously” escaped a burning truck just before it exploded and plunged off a highway on Interstate 65, near Louisville, Kentucky, on June 13
- The driver, identified by WLKY as Jeffrey Walker, jumped 20 feet to safety and escaped with just minor injuries
- Authorities are investigating the cause of the truck explosion
An Arkansas man narrowly escaped death after jumping 20 feet from an exploding truck on a Kentucky highway.
At around 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, June 13, the Louisville Fire Department responded to reports of a semi-truck on fire that was “partially hanging off” the Interstate 65 South overpass near downtown Louisville, according to a news release on Facebook.
“Upon arrival, crews quickly worked to contain and extinguish the blaze,” the Louisville Fire Department said. The driver was miraculously able to evacuate the vehicle with non-life-threatening injuries and was sent to a local hospital…