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Oklahoma City firefighters rescue truck driver whose rig ran off I-44 bridge

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Oklahoma City firefighters rescue truck driver whose rig ran off I-44 bridge
Oklahoma City firefighters rescue a truck driver from his cab on Sunday, May 14, 2023. (Courtesy: Oklahoma Highway Patrol)
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This semi cab dangles off of Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City after the driver said he swerved into the bridge railing to miss a car that cut him off. (Courtesy: Oklahoma Highway Patrol)

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City firefighters took part in the harrowing rescue of an 18-wheeler driver on Sunday, May 14, after his rig busted through the side of the Interstate 44 bridge and was dangling half-off the overpass in a vertical position.

The driver, who was not injured, told police that another vehicle cut him off, causing him to swerve and hit the side of the bridge.

A photo from the scene shows firefighters descending a fire truck ladder with the truck driver as the big rig dangles above them.

KFOR reported that the trucker’s child was also rescued from the rig without harm.

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This semi-truck wrecked along Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City on Sunday, May 14, 2023, after the driver said a car cut him off, causing him to crash over the guardrailing. (Courtesy: Oklahoma Highway Patrol)

 

 

 

 

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