Officials told ABC13 that the initial accident involved three vehicles on the highway. According to police, an SUV driving erratically ran into the back of the big rig which jackknifed and hit another car.
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The big rig drove off the overpass, landing on another car.
The driver of the vehicle that was hit by the big rig was able to crawl out of the wreckage, and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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ABC13 talked to a driver who said the back half of her car was also hit.
"I have to count my blessings that my kids were not in the backseat," Karan Singh said.
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