Fatal Truck Crash Into Bridge Ruptures Gas Line
A garbage truck crashed into an overpass in the U.S. state of Ohio Tuesday, killing the driver and rupturing a gas line that forced homes to be evacuated.The truck hit the understructure of the bridge and gashed a natural gas line, said Fire Chief Rich Brannon of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. Several other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The crash scene “looks like pickup sticks,” Brannon said.
Holes and bent beams in the bridge created potentially unsafe conditions because there are gas lines in it, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.
It was not immediately clear how many people were evacuated. The gas was shut off and people were permitted to return to their homes.
The crash happened at 4:39 a.m. about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Cleveland.