McKinney fire and rescue crews quickly came up with a plan to save a truck driver after finding the rig in a precarious position.
“For us, having a semi hanging off of Sam Rayburn is not a normal day on the job. What ended up happening is Truck 1 put their ladder right under the semi. Then crews broke the glass from the cab, and just had him come out through there,” said McKinney Firefighter Luis Aguilar told WFAA.
He was hauling two vehicles on a flatbed trailer when he swerved to avoid a disabled car. But, after the rig struck the vehicle and the concrete barrier, his cab ended up dangling over the edge of the bridge.
An aerial view showed cab suspended high above Highway 121 as crews positioned their ladder truck beneath it.
The driver, who suffered a cut on his head, didn't want to go to the hospital, but went for a checkup.
