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United States: the spectacular rescue of a truck in Kentucky
United States: the spectacular rescue of a truck in Kentucky
(franceinfo)
In the United States in Kentucky, an impressive rescue kept Americans in suspense on the evening of Friday March 1st. The driver of a truck suspended in the air, stuck in her vehicle.
A truck suspended more than 15 meters above the water, ready to tip over at any moment. Prisoner in the cabin, the driver waits for help. After 40 minutes of fear above the void, she was pulled up at the end of a rope. The happy ending of a three-vehicle accident that occurred Friday, March 1, on a bridge that crosses the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky (United States).
An impressive rescue operation
The semi-trailer crashed into the safety barrier, and firefighters carried out an impressive rescue operation. “The truck was swinging on the edge of the bridge. We were very concerned about the lack of stability which put our men in danger. (…) The truck could at any moment”, said Brian O’Neill, the chief of the Louisville Fire Department. A firefighter finally managed, using a crane, to abseil into the cabin, detach the driver’s seat belt and hook her to her harness.
