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Mail Truck Rolls Over, Catches Fire On Van Wyck

2010_05_usmailfire.jpg The Van Wyck Expressway's southbound lanes were closed when a U.S. mail truck rolled over and caught fire around 4:30 a.m. The driver managed to escape the truck, which had been traveling south (right before Jewel Avenue), and reportedly only suffered minor injuries. The southbound lanes reopened before 7 a.m. but traffic is heavy in both directions. And, no, there wasn't any mail in the truck.

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By Jen Chung in on May 18, 2010 7:43 AM

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  • hendrx81

    Disappointed you guys didn't use the pic from that episode . . .

  • wink

    No one's ever beat the Van Wyck...

  • youngpro

    Anyone else reminded of Newman's truck going up in flames in 'The Pothole' episode?

  • em—dash

    "You're once... twiiiiiice... three times a AGGGRRRGHGHGH!"

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