PHOTOS: Truck Hauling Wind Turbine Blade Involved in Serious Crash Near Sundance

A tractor-trailer hauling a wind turbine blade was involved in a serious crash near Sundance on Wednesday.

Amber Overway shared the photos on Facebook.

According to the sundance times, the crash happened at roughly 11 a.m. in Sundance on Wednesday. 

Per the Sundance Times:

A serious crash took place on Wednesday morning at around 11 a.m. in Sundance involving a semi hauling a large wind turbine blade, which was was rounding the corner into the Port of Entry at the time of the incident. Also involved were a pilot vehicle and a semi hauling a cattle trailer.

The collision caused the blade to impact with both the cattle trailer and the cab of the pilot vehicle. The pilot vehicle caught fire and was engulfed. The semi hauling the blade was also overturned.

Sundance Fire Department, EMS, Wyoming Highway Patrol and the Crook County Sheriff’s Office were among those agencies that responded to the incident. No injuries had been reported at time of publishing this report.

According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, the affected roadway has reopened.

We will update this post if and when more information becomes available.