Truck cab dangles from bridge 70 feet over river, driver rescued

A gust of wind pushed a tractor-trailer’s cab over the edge of a bridge, leaving it dangling 70 feet over a river in Chesapeake, Virginia, Monday.

Virginia State Police told WAVY Wayne Boone was behind the wheel of the rig when the wind pushed the empty trailer into another lane, causing Boone to lose control.

The cab jumped the guardrail of the High Rise Bridge on Interstate 64 and hung over the side, The Associated Press reported.

Chesapeake firefighter Justin Beazley, a member of the technical rescue team, rappels off the side of the I-64 Highrise Bridge to rescue the driver of a tractor-trailer that jackknifed, hanging 70 feet over the Elizabeth River. pic.twitter.com/6hZhOVJHep
— Chesapeake Fire Dept (@ChesapeakeFire) April 13, 2020

The Chesapeake Fire Department lowered a crewmember over the bridge to connect Boone to a harness and haul him to safety, WAVY reported.

He was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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