Blazing Bridge, Car Rider Jumps into Hudson in New York

A man engulfed in flames after an 18-wheeler crashed into his car on the Tappan Zee Bridge yesterday took a desperate leap into the Hudson River to save himself from burning to death — and survived.
Sept. 14, 2005

September 14, 2005 -- A man engulfed in flames after an 18-wheeler crashed into his car on the Tappan Zee Bridge yesterday took a desperate leap into the Hudson River to save himself from burning to death

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