Dash cam catches violent dump truck rollover in O’Neill Tunnel

I can't figure out what caused the dump truck driver to swerve to the left like that. That seems to be what started the whole chain of events.

Also, I lol'd when I saw the semi driver making sure to get past the debris field. He ain't stopping. You can tell C H Robinson that his load's going to be on time.

 

Didn't see a tire pop.. looks like he drifted while playing candy crush and over corrected.


Edit: Did see a tire go just before the hard right that sent it over. Tire come off the rim during the flop. Going with overloaded and it blew a tire

 

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So many links with news videos or tunnel video. The above link is the one from a motorists dash cam.

Looks like a driver was spooked by the semi in the right lane.

 

Blown steer and hard on the brakes, that'll send you over every time.

 

over loaded and started swaying from sudden swerve.

 

Maybe medical condition?

 

Either falling asleep, medical condition or playing cell game on wheel.

The swaying set up a harmonic that eventually overthrew the rig. The load is a darn sight heavier than that rig. It only takes one big sway. You correct fail to pay off and the next sway is bigger and you fight harder setting up bigger sways. After a few its all over.

Rig on right is going to have damage of some sort. He did not react fast enough, I don't think it mattered after a certain time has passed.

My dump has done some swaying in her day. What I do is add just a tiny bit of wheel into the direction of the first big one even if I took a lane or two. She'll settle. Traffic would just have to take care of itself.

 

The semi drifted out of his lane.

 

He drifted a bit and over corrected causing a swaying chain of events. Those single alxe trucks are dangerous in my opinion. Probley loaded heavy too .