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Miami Herald
13-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Semi dangles off KY bridge as rescuers pull driver out with crane, video shows
Rescue teams in Kentucky worked to save the driver of a semitruck that crashed and was dangling off an overpass. Around 9:50 a.m. May 4, a semitruck driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a rail on a bridge on Interstate 65 in Louisville, according to WAVE. The crash left the cab of the truck dangling from the overpass with the driver still inside. The Louisville Fire Department, police and EMS worked to rescue the driver, according to a Facebook post by Deputy Mayor David James. Photos posted by James online show the truck hanging over the bridge, and photos and video show the driver being pulled out of the cab by a crane. It took about 30 minutes to rescue the driver, WLKY reported. No one was hurt.
Sky News
07-05-2025
- General
- Sky News
'I'm hanging on over the bridge. I don't want to die': Driver's terrifying ordeal in lorry
The driver of a lorry which crashed on a major road in the US has been rescued from the cab as it was dangling from an overpass. The drama unfolded on Sunday, when the vehicle, described by Sky's US partner, NBC News, as a tractor-trailer, smashed into an overpass on I-65 in Louisville, Kentucky. The cab, with the unnamed driver in it, was left hanging precariously over the edge. In an emotional 18-minute 911 call published by the Louisville Police Department, the male driver said: "Can someone please help me. I'm about to fall down from the bridge. I'm just hanging on over the bridge. I don't want to die." Operator Martyna Wohner tried to reassure him, saying "they're going to get you out. You're going to be okay". The driver asked: "If I don't survive, can you just leave the recording to my family?" The Louisville Fire Department stabilised the lorry with chains, before a firefighter was slowly lowered into the cab using a rope system connected to a fire engine ladder. The firefighter secured the driver to a harness and the pair were slowly lifted out of the cab and on to the carriageway in an operation lasting over 30 minutes. Louisville Fire Chief Brian O'Neill described the operation as "fundamentally dangerous". He explained: "Once [the firefighter was] in there, he has to get that climb harness on to the victim and then tie him in, so that it can then hoist them out of there." Mr O'Neill said he has only witnessed this kind of operation once before in his 24-year career. Last March, the department made another big-rig rescue with the driver hanging over the Ohio River. Remarkably, in both incidents, authorities say everyone made it out okay. Video shows that the driver in the latest incident, who has yet to be identified by officials, even flashed a thumbs-up as he was lowered to the ground. Fire chief O'Neill said he and his team "see people oftentimes on their worst day. And so when you get to know that this person who had this … terrifying moment that has now gone to safety, gets to be reunited with his family, that's exactly why we do the job."
The Independent
06-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Terrifying moment trucker calls 911 while in his cab hanging off a bridge
A truck driver was dramatically rescued from his cab after a crash left it dangling over the side of a highway bridge in Kentucky. The terrified motorist called and told a 911 operator 'I'm just hanging over the bridge, I don't want to die' while hanging from the elevated highway on Interstate 65, just south of the Kennedy Bridge in Louisville. Emergency authorities took about half-an-hour to rescue the man, who had stayed on the emergency phone line for a gruelling 18 minutes until the Louisville Fire Department (LFD) arrived. In audio from the 911 call, released by the Louisville Metro Government, the driver tells the operator: 'Will you guys please help me, I'm about to... I'm about to fall down from the bridge. 'I'm really afraid to move in the truck right now.' At one point during the call, the trucker makes a heartbreaking request of the dispatcher, who is striving to keep him calm, by saying: 'Please, if I don't survive, can you just leave the recording for my family?' Arriving on the Kennedy Bridge to find the semi-truck dangling up to 20ft above Interstates 64 and 71, its trailer jack-knifed behind it, rope specialists at LFD lowered a rescuer down over the cab to retrieve the stricken driver. Video of the triumphant rescue effort, subsequently released by the emergency services, showed the rescuer being carefully positioned over the cab before descending to help the driver into a secure harness and slowly hauling him to safety. 'If you can imagine when you're on an interstate, it's a highly, highly dangerous position to set up any type of operation,' fire chief Brian O'Neill said in the aftermath of the incident. The driver was taken to hospital as a precaution but appeared not to have sustained any serious physical injury as a result of his ordeal. 'Our city's first responders worked together quickly to help save the driver,' the LFD said in its Facebook post describing the incident. 'It takes everyone to perform this brave act, from the 911 call center fielding the call for help, to dispatching Louisville Fire, [Louisville Metro Police Department] LMPD blocking traffic during the rescue, and [Emergency Medical Services] EMS transporting the semi-truck driver to the hospital. 'We are one Louisville. We're also grateful to report the driver wasn't hurt in the crash and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. 'Thank you to our incredible first responders!' Authorities have yet to reveal what caused the driver to lose control on the highway but have said an investigation is underway. The episode follows a similar disaster last year on the nearby George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, connecting Louisville with southern Indiana, which saw a female driver left suspended over the Ohio River for 40 minutes before being freed.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Social Rundown: Most diverse Conclave, truck driver rescued, and Cinco de Mayo
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Welcome back to the Social Rundown, where you can learn about the online trends happening globally and in Texoma, too! Want to get the latest tea or news on what's trending on social media? Tune in daily! Geographically, the most diverse Conclave Although we still have no idea, the conclave which is the process of electing a new pope will start on Wednesday according to the Associated Press. But what's neat about this is that it will be the most geographically diverse conclave going down in history. currently, 135 cardinals are under the age of 80 from 71 different countries and are eligible to vote in the conclave. Another neat thing is that out of the countries with the most electors, the United States comes in second with 10 American cardinals eligible in this conclave. Trucker hoisted over, overpass Firefighters rescued a driver from a semi-truck hanging off an overpass after a crash on Sunday, May 4, in Kentucky. Footage released by the Louisville Fire Department shows crews the driver to safety from the crash site near the Kennedy bridge. Reports said the operation took about 30 minutes and luckily no injuries were reported. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here in Wichita Falls Cinco for Loco on Saturday, May 3 took place, and boy a time was had. Other ways to celebrate is by supporting other local small businesses in the area like the meat markets, and a few mom-and-pop snack shops that carry elote, rusas, aguas frescas, etc. Just small but great ways to help support and to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
24-02-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Colorado State Patrol investigating rollover crash in Boulder, driver injured
Colorado State Patrol is investigating after a rollover crash pinned and injured a driver in Boulder. According to the Mountain View Fire Rescue, a Tesla rolled multiple times into a field in the 6800 block of South Boulder Road Sunday. Fire rescue, along with the Louisville Fire Department, responded to the scene and found one person pinned inside the vehicle. First responders managed to extricate the driver, who was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Officials said they do not have an update on the condition of the driver. The crash remains under investigation.
