PHOTO: 1 injured in Arkansas when trailer comes loose, spills load of branches onto car

The Sentinel-Record/Mara Kuhn Emergency personnel work the scene of a collision involving a trailer Saturday on Westinghouse Road between Etta and Joyce streets. The wreck occurred when a trailer being pulled behind a Chevrolet pickup truck came loose and collided with a 2016 Buick, Garland County sheriff's Deputy Joey Pate said. The driver of the Buick was transported to a local hospital by LifeNet. The driver of the pickup was cited for failure to maintain control, he said.
The Sentinel-Record/Mara Kuhn Emergency personnel work the scene of a collision involving a trailer Saturday on Westinghouse Road between Etta and Joyce streets. The wreck occurred when a trailer being pulled behind a Chevrolet pickup truck came loose and collided with a 2016 Buick, Garland County sheriff's Deputy Joey Pate said. The driver of the Buick was transported to a local hospital by LifeNet. The driver of the pickup was cited for failure to maintain control, he said.

One person was injured Saturday when a trailer came loose from a pickup and collided with a car, spilling its load of branches onto the vehicle, the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record reported.

The crash happened just outside Hot Springs on Westinghouse Road between Etta and Joyce streets, the newspaper reported.

Authorities said the trailer came loose from a Chevrolet pickup truck and then crashed into a 2016 Buick. A photo from the scene showed the trailer's load of branches covering the front and top of the car.

The Buick driver was taken to the hospital, the Sentinel-Record said. The extent of the driver's injuries wasn't clear.

The pickup driver was cited for failure to maintain control, authorities said.

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