A large truck crashed off the side of an Indiana bridge, leaving the driver hanging perilously off the side.
The crash occurred shortly after midday Friday on the Clark Memorial Bridge, sending first responders scrambling to the scene.
Surreal footage showed the driver being saved around half an hour after smashing through the barriers, as a first responder abseiled off the bridge in a daring rescue.
It is unclear at this time how the truck crashed off the bridge, or if the driver or any bystanders were injured in the episode over the Ohio river.
A large truck crashed off the side of an Indiana bridge shortly after midday Friday, leaving the driver hanging perilously off the side
First responders were seen abseiling off the side of the Clark Memorial Bridge as the driver hung perilously over the water
First responders raced to the scene
The driver was thankfully saved around half an hour after the crash, although the front end of the truck remains hanging alarmingly high in the air
Traffic on the bridge has been stopped as the truck continues to hang off the bridge, which is situated in between southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky.
It appears that the truck belongs to Sysco, a food and kitchen appliance retailer.
Around 45 minutes after the truck crashed over the barriers, the Louisville Police Department tweeted that ‘the driver of the semi has been rescued from the cab of the vehicle and is on land.’
Although the driver was thankfully saved, the entire front end of the vehicle remained alarmingly hanging high in the air.
In a statement after the rescue, Sysco thanked emergency services for their quick response in saving the driver.
‘Sysco is enormously grateful to rescue services and law enforcement who quickly and safely resolved the accident on the Clark Memorial Bridge today,’ the statement read.
‘We are thankful our Sysco colleague is safe and thank the first responders for their courageous efforts rescuing our driver.
‘Safety is a priority at Sysco, and we are cooperating with the law enforcement investigation.’