Tractor-Trailer Plunges From Delaware Memorial Bridge, One Lane Remains Closed

A shocking and heartbreaking crash rocked South Jersey and Delaware communities early Friday morning, July 11, when a tractor-trailer cab plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge and into the river.

What We Know So Far

According to multiple reports, the semi-cab was traveling without its trailer and heading southbound on I-295 into Delaware around 3:40 a.m.

That’s when it veered across three lanes of traffic. The truck then mounted a concrete pad and crashed through a concrete barrier, plummeting off the side of the bridge straight down into the Delaware River.

Search crews did later located the cab submerged in roughly 20 feet of water…

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