Purdue University’s vehicular mascot was involved in a fatal car crash in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, on Thursday afternoon.
The locomotive-shaped truck, called the Boilermaker Special, was driving north on U.S. 52 when it veered into an oncoming car headed south, killing the other driver.
The university released a statement that day.
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“The two students who were on the Special have been treated and released from the hospital. Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the incident,” the statement read.
Investigators said the mascot possibly had a tire malfunction, causing the vehicle to leave its side of the road and swerve into oncoming traffic, according to WRTV in Indiana.
Purdue’s Boilermaker Special was involved in a deadly crash Thursday afternoon.
Deputies believe the college
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