DEKALB CO., Ala. – Five people were injured after an 18-wheeler struck a car and then crashed into a home in Dekalb County, Alabama, on Friday, Aug. 19.
WAFF reports that Collinsville Police Department responded to a call at a home on Highway 176 near County Road 83 in the Mount Vernon community at approximately 6:25 p.m. Dispatchers told police that an 18-wheeler hit a car and then drove into a home.
All five people who sustained injuries, including a pregnant woman, were in the car when it rolled over. As of the time of this reporting it is unclear how serious their injuries are.
The people who were in the home were not injured.
The accident caused a gas leak in the home, which has since been dealt with.
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