Tractor trailer crashes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Officials have confirmed that a semi truck went over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon.
The incident happened around 1:50 p.m. on June 22 at the 1 mile marker on the CBBT.
Officials say that a semi truck crashed off the west side of the northbound span of the CBBT into the water below.
Virginia Beach Police, Virginia Beach Fire & Rescue and the US Coast Guard are assisting with the search for the truck driver.
The CBBT is partially closed to northbound traffic as crews make repairs.
A ‘Good Samaritan’ dove into the bay in an apparent attempt to rescue the driver of a tractor-trailer that went over the #CBBT this afternoon, according to @VBPD: https://t.co/PhJrLloFdu pic.twitter.com/iVYITN75N6
— WTKR News 3 (@WTKR3) June 22, 2023
WTKR News reports that a person dove off the side of the CBBT to try to rescue the truck driver.
The video below appears to show the submerged cab of a blue truck at the 50 second mark.
It isn’t yet clear what caused the truck to crash off the CBBT.
A truck driver who went over the side of the CBBT on December 29, 2020, did not survive the crash.