News station crew happens to catch video of a semi scraping under Tonawanda bridge
A local news outlet doing a story on a new campaign to stop bridge strikes in New York State happened to catch video of a semi crashing into a Tonawanda bridge.
The video was captured by reporter Kristen Mirand of WKBW, who was on scene in Tonawanda reporting on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s new campaign to reduce bridge strikes statewide through increased enforcement and education.
Cameras were rolling the moment that a semi truck struck the Young Street CSX train bridge, sending debris flying.
No injuries were reported.
Mirand says that the bridge has been hit more than 60 times since 2000.
Check out the video below.
As I'm working on a story about @GovKathyHochul promoting a campaign to prevent bridge strikes in NYS, I got video of a truck crashing into this bridge on Young Street in the City of Tonawanda.
The driver is OK. But if you know this bridge, this happens quite often. @WKBW pic.twitter.com/JQtaMjMMZ6
— Kristen Mirand WKBW (@kristen_mirand) November 7, 2023
A truck driver did not make the clearance at the Youngs Street bridge in the City of Tonawanda.
I just so happen to be out here doing a story about how notorious this bridge is for accidents like this. @WKBW pic.twitter.com/bzCD5PvnSy
— Kristen Mirand WKBW (@kristen_mirand) November 7, 2023