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Truck slams into gas pumps in New Mexico, igniting fireball

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Truck slams into New Mexico gas station, driver escapes with minor injuries

Dashcam video shows a truck crashing into a New Mexico gas station. (Credit: @extrezionx via Storyful)

Dramatic dashcam video shows the moment an out-of-control truck slammed into gas pumps in rural northwest New Mexico, igniting a fireball of destruction in its path.

“Oh my f—ing, God!” TikTok user @extrezionx can be heard saying in the video the moment he realized what had happened at the Speedway station off NM-170 in La Plata.

The video was shot Feb. 4. The TikTok user told Storyful he was approaching the Speedway gas station to fill up during a road trip from Seattle to Mississippi when the collision that caused the station’s canopy to come crashing down happened. 

“What the f—?” he asked twice before pulling into a small post office next to the gas station following the impact. 

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The truck can be seen approaching the gas pumps right before impact. (@extrezionx via Storyful)

“I gave a statement to the local sheriff, and they needed footage for documentation,” @extrezionx told Storyful. “They also followed up with me stating the woman that I helped pull out of the truck had actually had a seizure.”

@extrezionx said the driver escaped with minor injuries.

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A screen grab shows the initial impact when the truck ran into the gas pumps at a Speedway station in La Plata, New Mexico, on Feb. 4, 2024. (@extrezionx via Storyful)

A San Juan County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said he needed to gather more information about the incident before responding to a Fox News Digital inquiry. 

A woman did answer the phone at the Speedway station involved Tuesday morning, but she referred a request for comment to her district manager, who did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s phone call. 

The impact was so hard, it left a fireball of destruction and caused the station’s canopy to come crashing down. (@extrezionx via Storyful)

A look at the La Plata, New Mexico, Speedway gas station prior to the crash. (Google Maps/Google Street View)

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Speedways are owned and operated by 7-Eleven. The company did not respond to a request for comment prior to this story’s publication. 

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