Category: truck accident

The driver of a tractor-trailer cab that plunged over the side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River early Friday has been found and recovered. After a 36-hour search, recovery crews located the Brooklyn man’s body in the truck cab 20 feet underwater. 

The Delaware Memorial Bridge connects Delaware and New Jersey and is operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA). According to the DRBA, around 3 a.m., the driver crossed three lanes of traffic on the southbound bridge span, crashed through a concrete barrier, and plunged into the river.

Search and rescue crews found the truck in the water on Friday but were unable to locate and remove the man’s body using a Hurst tool until Saturday, officials reported. His remains have been transported to the Delaware Medical Examiner’s Office as investigators try to determine the cause of the crash. A crane and barge were used to recover the truck cab, which is registered to XFR8 LLC in West Chester Township, Ohio.

Emergency crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Delaware State Police Marine Dive Unit, Holloway Terrace Fire Company, and other first responders, worked together in the search and recovery efforts. Officials from the DRBA said the bridge has been assessed and is structurally safe and will continue to operate normally.

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A passenger was injured in an underride collision with a tractor-trailer in Gloucester Township on Saturday. According to the Gloucester Township Police, the sedan driver failed to yield to the tractor-trailer as it attempted a lefthand turn near the intersection of Sicklerville Road and Garwood Road. In the process of illegally passing the truck, the driver struck the trailer, becoming wedged underneath near the rear axles.

Both the driver and passenger were able to free themselves from the vehicle. The passenger sustained a broken arm and several lacerations, officials said. The drivers did not sustain injuries.

The collisions caused the trailer’s refrigeration system fuel tank to leak diesel fuel. Several fire crews responded to stabilize and remove the vehicle from under the trailer and stop the leak.

Underride crashes are one of the deadliest accidents and occur when a smaller vehicle collides with a tractor-trailer and slides underneath it. Injuries are often catastrophic or fatal. These accidents are particularly dangerous because the smaller vehicle is easily crushed by the trailer and typically experiences fatal roof shearing.

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