VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – One man was injured following a crash between a semi and a pickup pulling a pontoon on a trailer on Interstate 94, near exit 294 about 9:07 am Friday, June 30th.
The Highway Patrol said the pickup was in the passing lane trying to pass a semi when the driver lost control of the vehicle after the trailer struck the side of the semi.
One man was transported to the hospital in Valley City by the Barnes County Ambulance. The crash remains under investigation with the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Other agencies assisting the patrol at the scene include the Barnes County Sheriff’s office, Valley City police department, and the Valley City Rural Fire and Rescue department.
The Highway Patrol said a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 21-year-old Tim Victor of Fargo was westbound on I-94 in lane one (left lane), passing the 2005 Freightliner driven by 66-year-old Bruce Radcliffe of Fargo, who was in lane two (right lane). While Victor was passing Radcliffe, the pontoon trailer began to sway. Radcliffe observed the pontoon trailer swaying, so he took evasive action by braking and swerving right toward the outside shoulder of westbound I-94. The pontoon and pontoon trailer struck the driver’s side of Radcliffe’s vehicle. After the side swipe collision, the Chevrolet jackknifed and the pontoon separated from the trailer.
The pontoon came to rest across lane two of westbound I-94. The Chevrolet and Karavan pontoon trailer came to rest across lane one of the westbound roadway, but were quickly removed. The Freightliner came to a stop on the outside shoulder of westbound I-94 after the crash.
One lane of westbound I-94 was closed for approximately an hour during the recovery of the vehicles.
Victor was transported from the scene by Barnes County Ambulance to CHI Hospital in Valley City, where he was treated and released. Radcliffe was uninjured.
