One semi-truck driver accidentally took a wrong turn into a Looney Tunes-ass predicament, sparking a massive rescue operation after a bridge crash left her vehicle dangling tens of feet in the air.
Though the cause of the Friday afternoon crash, one involving two other vehicles traveling down Clark Memorial Bridge connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana, is still unknown, the now-viral aftermath was a sight to behold, the cab and a part of the shipping container stuck dangling over the Ohio River.
BREAKING: Heroic rescue made as semi-truck hangs off a bridge over the Ohio River.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 1, 2024
Insane.
The truck was hanging over the Ohio River on the Clark Memorial Bridge, also known as the 2nd Street Bridge after getting into a collision.
The crash initially happened around noon… pic.twitter.com/gjaLtiqOIR
Fortunately, the driver in question was not hurt. Roughly 40 minutes after the crash, local authorities headed to social media.
“This is why our first responders are heroes,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg wrote on Twitter alongside another snap of the now-viral rescue.
This is why our first responders are heroes. Thank you to @loukyfire @LMPD, @LouMetroES and all those who swiftly responded to an incident on the Second Street bridge where a tractor trailer went off the road. Your bravery is unmatched and we’re grateful for your lifesaving work. pic.twitter.com/oyAXrAoZEC
— Mayor Craig Greenberg (@LouisvilleMayor) March 1, 2024
“Thank you to @loukyfire @LMPD, @LouMetroES, and all those who swiftly responded to an incident on the Second Street bridge where a tractor-trailer went off the road,” he continued. ‘Your bravery is unmatched and we’re grateful for your lifesaving work.”
Though the driver may have safely emerged from her truck, two others involved in the crash weren’t as lucky, facing "serious, life-threatening" injuries, per local news outlet WHAS11.
So take it from this now truck-less driver — bridges are most definitely no-turn zones.
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