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Semi Hydroplanes On Wet Roadways Near Carroll Wednesday Afternoon

Wet road conditions resulted in a single-vehicle semi accident on Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 2:20 p.m., 38-year-old Christopher A. Wilson of Yutan, Neb. was northbound on Highway 71 near Carroll in a 2000 Volvo semi-tractor trailer, owned by YRC, Inc. of Overland Park, Kan. He says the vehicle began to hydroplane and he lost control, veering across the oncoming lane of traffic and entering the west ditch. The front of the semi struck the incline of the ditch, causing the cab to jackknife with the trailer. There was an estimated $15,000 in damage to the truck. Wilson was uninjured in the accident. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.

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