US EditionDriver rescued from tractor-trailer dangling off West Virginia bridge
Emergency crews rescued the driver after the cab hung over the bridge due to slick roads; about 150 gallons of diesel spilled, causing lane closures, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a tractor-trailer driver was rescued after his cab hung partially over a bridge in Mason County, West Virginia, following a crash just before 6 a.m. on U.S. Route 35 northbound at the Sixteen Mile Creek Road intersection.
- After losing control on slick pavement, the rig struck a concrete barrier and officials said the truck's load of bricks helped prevent it from plunging off the bridge.
- Emergency crews from Mason, Putnam and Kanawha counties and local fire departments took about 90 minutes to rig the operation and extract the driver while dramatic video captured the rescue.
- The southbound lanes were later reopened while northbound lanes remained closed for several more hours, with a Buffalo exit onto WV-817 detour available.
- WSAZ and WOWK/CBS updated the story into December 3, 2025, as multi-county emergency coordination involved specialized teams for the complex rescue operation.
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Putnam, Kanawha, Mason first responders save driver dangling off bridge in semitruck
A technical rescue team with Hurricane Fire and Rescue in Putnam County, West Virginia, was able to retrieve the driver of a semitruck following a one-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, on a bridge along U.S. 35 in Mason County.
Driver rescued from dangling truck cab after snowy bridge accident in West Virginia
A tractor-trailer driver was rescued unharmed on Tuesday, December 2, after his vehicle lost control on a snow-covered bridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The truck, which was transporting bricks, crashed and leaked diesel fuel onto the roadway.Rescue
A truck driver hung over a precipice for hours after an accident. Emergency responders attempted a spectacular rescue.
In the U.S. state of West Virginia, a truck left the road in heavy snowfalls. The vehicle then dangled over a deep abyss, the handlebar was stuck in the cab. It could be dramatically rescued. The accident happened on Tuesday morning on Route 35 in the village of Hurricane in West Virginia. On the snow-covered road, a semi-trailer slid and broke through the railing of a bridge.The truck threatened to crash, but remained suspended on the bridge, o…
The truck driver lost control due to the icy road, causing the truck's cab to go off the bridge and literally hang in the void.
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