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Semi, Pickup Crash Closes Highway 29 For Hours In Cantonment
November 14, 2024
A crash involving a pickup truck and a semi closed Highway 29 in Cantonment for hours Thursday morning.
The 29-year-old pickup truck driver told troopers that he could not see due to the sun in his eyes when he tried to make a left turn in front of the semi-truck from Highway 29 to Neal Road about 7:23 a.m. After the collision, the semi ran off the road and into the ditch.
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The pickup driver suffered minor injuries and was not transported, while the semi driver was transported with minor injuries to a Pensacola hospital by Escambia County EMS.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of the pickup truck was cited for failure to yield right of way.
The roadway was closed for hours for cleanup, including the accident vehicles, a diesel fuel spill. and a large number of screws and other material on the road.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Comments
9 Responses to “Semi, Pickup Crash Closes Highway 29 For Hours In Cantonment”
If only there were sunglasses.
Don’t say it, Christopher already did, lol No light just pay attention.
When I was in high school driver ed, in 1967, my driver ed teacher told us, “When ever in doubt, don’t do it.” I’ve lived by that advice for years. Just glad there were no serious injuries, cause from the look of it, it could very well have been.
“Wow blinded by the sun” yes it’s almost happened to me the sun is a major cause for most morning accidents
@Christopher Daniels
Its a 65MPH zone in both directions on 29….
Has more than a light for the cause
It’s just lucky it wasn’t a lot worse, I’m glad there weren’t any worse injuries involved
WOW, “Blinded by the sun,yet pulled out in front of a semi… !!!!!!
When will they put a red light here?
I bet those screws will be in a large number of tires soon.