Video shows big rig hauling U.S. mail plummeting off bridge into river
Massachusetts authorities have released stunning video featuring a semi truck crashing off a bridge and into the Charles River.
The incident took place shortly before noon on Saturday, February 26, in Weston, Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts State Police described the crash:
… a tractor trailer [went] off the road and down long embankment into water, near ramp from Rt 95 to Pike. Driver, who cannot swim, was standing atop truck. Weston Firefighters safely brought the driver to land. No injuries reported.
The Weston Fire Department shared several photos of the crash site.
Photo of the ongoing incident on exit from 128/95N to Mass Pike and Rt 30 Driver has been transported by @NewtonFireDept Medic 2 to a Boston Hospital conscious and alert, we’ll be on scene for an extended period of time #matraffic pic.twitter.com/yBKDhbaItE
— Weston Fire (@WESTON_FIRE) February 26, 2022
More photos of yesterday’s TT incident these photos show where the driver was standing on our arrival of our remarkably he was able to get out of the cab on his own before it sunk the second photo is of our crews removing him to shore through the water great work by all involved! pic.twitter.com/sX5A7C651G
— Weston Fire (@WESTON_FIRE) February 27, 2022
The truck was hauling U.S. mail at the time of the crash. According to USPS, “The disposition of any mail on board will be determined by Postal Inspectors once their investigation is completed.”
While the cause of the crash remains under investigation, Deputy Fire Chief Justin Woodside told local outlet Boston 25 News that “Since they have taken out the toll booths there at what used to be Interchange 14 at the Mass Pike, we’ve seen an increase in tractor-trailer rollovers on both of those ramps. Usually we see them roll over and they end up on the bridge and we said one of these days somebody’s going to be going either fast or something’s going to happen and they’re going to end up in the river.”
Check out video of the truck’s plunge into the river below.