A semi-truck driver and his father are thankful to be alive after a truck they were driving on Florida’s Turnpike rolled over multiple times during a tornado.
Boris Melnov told Scripps News West Palm Beach that he and his father were transporting a load of water from Texas to Florida. He said they were taking turns driving the truck and heading northbound on the Turnpike after dropping the water off in Boynton Beach — about 60 miles north of Miami.RELATED STORY | Tips for building a kit to prepare for an emergencyMelnov said his father was driving, while he was in the passenger seat, when all of a sudden he could see the weather changing.
'Melnov and his father sustained injuries in the crash and were immediately transported to a local hospital to be treated.'I have staples here, and I have stitches over here,' he said. 'Today, I find out there might be something here. We did a scan. They stitched my eye and did the scan and found some glass inside. We need to open it and then stitch it again. Little cuts here and there.
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