Driver Rescued from Dangling Cab by Louisville, KY, Firefighters

    May 5, 2025
    Utilizing a high-point rope system, Louisville firefighters lowered the man to the ground.

    The cab of a semi dangling off a bridge with the driver in a precarious position.

    That's what Louisville firefighters and rescue technicans found Sunday morning -- again.

    The rig was headed south on I-65 on the Kennedy Bridge when the crash occurred.

    Utilizing a high point rope system, a firefighter was lowered into the cab where he found an alert driver, Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neil told WTHR. 

    As a precaution, he was transported to a hospital for a checkup.

    O’Neil said this rescue was very similar to the one in March 2024 on the Clark Memorial Bridge which also was successful. 

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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