In Louisville, Ky. all lanes of southbound Interstate 65 were closed for five hours following an accident involving commercial vehicles and a bus.
Kentucky State Police said two commercial vehicles, two passenger vehicles and a Greyhound bus were involved in the crash. Cars sat in traffic while emergency personnel treated the injured parties.
Local reporter Maira Ansari and photojournalist Dale Mader were en route to the scene and were stuck in the long line of standstill traffic. The crew noticed the vehicle behind them was having issues after the driver kept getting out of her car and a truck driver kept coming over to talk to her.
The driver of the vehicle, Melissa Root, was traveling with her family to Florida from Indianapolis. Root said her heat went out in her car and it was too cold to have her young grandchildren in the car without heat.
A truck driver behind Root offered to lend a helping hand so the children and Root’s daughter-in-law would not have to sit in a cold car. The trio jumped in his truck to stay warm.
The outside temperature was 9 degrees at 1:45 p.m and Root’s grandchildren are just 15 months and 2 years old.
“It means a lot,” Root said. “He’s a godsend. My babies are warm. As long as they are warm, I’m fine until I get to the next rest stop.”
“I can’t imagine being out here without no heat,” truck driver Paul Marcum said, adding that he had plenty of fuel, water and snacks for Root’s family.
“No sense in jeopardizing it and trying to push forward into something that you know that you can’t get through,” Marcum added. “So just take your time and be professional, be slow and easy.”
Source: Wave 3 News