Three Injured After Jumping From Truck On Highway 69 South

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Three people suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening after jumping out of the bed of a moving truck on Highway 69 S near Mimosa Circle Thursday morning.

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Tuscaloosa Police Department spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor said the initial call came in at 11:45 a.m. reporting that three people had been thrown from the back of a truck.

Taylor went on to explain that a woman and three kids were in a car that had run out of gas before a man drove by in his business truck and told them he would give them a ride to the gas station.

She then said that after they got into the bed of the truck, the driver realized that he didn’t have a gas can, so he was driving the short distance to his house to pick it up.

After passing two gas stations, Taylor said they jumped out of the vehicle.

No other details have been released at this time.

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