Wild video shows tire shooting off pickup truck on 118 Freeway in Chatsworth, Los Angeles; sends vehicle flying into air
Sheared wheel nuts apparently led to the tires of the pickup coming loose.
Monday, March 27, 2023 3:54 p.m
LOS ANGELES — Video shows a wild crash on Freeway 118 in Los Angeles, where a vehicle blew up after being hit by a loose tire on a nearby pickup truck.
The incident happened on Thursday, March 23, in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
The video, which has since gone viral, shows the tire detaching from the truck and driving under what appears to be a dark Kia, blowing it up and turning it upside down. Debris lay scattered across the highway.
A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol confirmed that the Kia driver suffered minor injuries.
Sheared wheel nuts apparently led to the tires of the pickup coming loose.
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