New Details In Major Crash On 80

More on that major accident on the toll road in Indiana in LaGrange county, late Thursday. Officials confirm Omar Pleasont of Portage died behind the wheel of his big rig. Investigators say, he lost control of the semi…hauling hydrochloric acid…on eastbound 80. According to crash officials…the semi suddenly veered off the roadway…slamming into the center median. The cab and tanker trailer flip onto its side. Crews find Pleasont…dead…inside the badly damaged semi. The area…a half-mile radius…was evacuated until the acid was cleaned up. Federal, state and local transportation officials are looking into the crash, at this hour.

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