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Semi plunges off overpass
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Posted 2008-04-04, 01:12 PM in reply to
Sovereign
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"Could be he landed on the side of its..."
Diesel isn't ignited by sparks but by pressure and heat. Suffice to say falling off the side of a bridge going 50+ mph is probably enough to produce sufficient pressure to ignite it. Seeing as these vehicles carrying hundreds of gallons of fuel, a fireball isn't too big of a stretch. But I guess I'd still like to know what he was carrying.
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