Semi crashes into water tower in West Carrollton

Credit: Jim Noelker

A tractor-trailer crashed into a water tower Tuesday morning in West Carrollton.

The truck driver was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition following the crash reported around 10:30 a.m. at a water tower built in the 1930s that is no longer in use at 1 S. Elm St. at the corner of West Central Avenue and South Elm Street.

Police surrounded the crash site in yellow caution tape, and Central Avenue was closed between North Locust and Walnut streets while crews worked to remove the semi and investigate the crash.

“The water tower is still structurally sound and poses no danger to the public,” a statement posted Tuesday afternoon on the city’s Facebook page read.

The property, which is available for development, is owned by the city of West Carrollton and formerly was the site of a paper company, said city spokeswoman Cheryl Dillin.

A semi driver was injured after crashing into a water tower in West Carrollton Tuesday morning, Nov. 7, 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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A semi driver was injured after crashing into a water tower no longer in use in West Carrollton on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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The city of West Carrollton on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, is taking down a decommissioned 100,000 gallon water at the corner of West Central Avenue and South Elm Street. The city said the tower built in the 1930s was already planned for removal and is not due to the semi that crashed into it on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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