A car and semi caught fire after a crash on I-77 north near East 9th Street early Tuesday morning.
According to a truck driver that witnessed the crash, the driver of the car rear-ended the semi of a friend that was heading to pick up a load of salt around 2:30 a.m.
Car and semi on fire I-77 north at the East 9th exit. Witness said the car hit the semi and burst into flames. The driver of the car is unaccounted for but doesn't look like they were in the car according to the witness. pic.twitter.com/32sJqcGLwd
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) March 27, 2018
The crash caused the car to burst into flames and the fire spread to the rear tires of the semi-trailer.
The witness told News 5 that the driver of the car was not around.
Witnesses believed that the driver of the car jumped out and ran off, but Cleveland police have not released official details.
