Firefighters in Kentucky conducted a desperate rescue attempt to rescue a semi-truck driver who veered off the Clark Memorial Bridge in an accident that left his cab dangling over the bridge.
Louisville firefighters assisted in the rescue. Cisco As the car dangled in the Ohio River, the truck driver said: The truck crashed through the bridge’s guardrail and became wedged between two steel beams, which thankfully had enough security to hold the truck in place for more than 30 minutes.
Apparently the truck crossed the lane. fox news Fire officials said two other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Dramatic footage from multiple angles shows the truck driver suspended approximately 70 feet above the water, while rescue workers remain seated in the driver’s seat as they are lowered into the truck driver by harness. was.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neal told reporters in a video posted by the Louisville Fire Department. WLKY. ”[It was] It was a fairly serious wreck involving two vehicles and a semi. “Both vehicles were in pretty bad shape and the semi was dangling off the edge of the Second Avenue bridge,” O’Neill added.
Fire officials said one victim was immediately taken to hospital and the truck driver was the only person hospitalized for precautionary reasons.
Fire Chief O’Neill said it took crews about 40 minutes to set up the rope system and rappel down to the driver.
“She was just praying, and I prayed with her because she prayed a lot,” said Bryce Carden, a firefighter who helped rescue her.
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Food distribution company Cisco has issued a statement regarding the incident.
“Cisco today is extremely grateful to the rescue teams and law enforcement who quickly and safely resolved the Clark Memorial Bridge incident,” a spokesperson told Fox News. “We are grateful that our colleague at Cisco is safe and grateful for the heroic efforts of first responders to rescue the driver. Safety is our top priority at Cisco and we are grateful to law enforcement for their investigation.” We are cooperating.”
Initial reports were unclear how or why the truck crossed lanes before hitting the guardrail. As of this writing, the bridge is closed and the bridge structure needs to be repaired.
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