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Truck Crashes Into Ravine

Posted at 7:53 PM, Sep 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-18 21:20:09-04

LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18)– Rescuers rushed to the scene where a pickup truck went into a ravine in Lexington, but when they got there, police say the driver was nowhere to be found.

It happened before 6 p.m. on Leeann Lane and Old Richmond Road. 

Police say that it appears the truck’s driver went off the roadway and into the ravine when they were trying to go around a curve.

Officers were looking for the owner of the truck to see if anyone was hurt. Eventually, police say the driver returned and was not hurt.

He told police that a tire went out, causing the accident.

No charges will be filed.