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Truck smashes bridge

January 27, 2012
T-G Photos by David Melson
The bridge across U.S. 41A at Old Unionville Road was seriously damaged when struck by a tractor-trailer Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 and a diesel fuel spill was narrowly averted.
  • Capt. Tony Barrett of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department inspects a smashed guardrail that had just been replaced a day earlier.
  • The tractor-trailer narrowly missed plunging into the creek below.
  • Spilled fuel soaks the side of the bridge. The creek can be seen between the bars.
  • A piece of the truck rests against a guardrail.
  • Eddie Burris of the Bedford County Fire Department works to contain the fuel spill.
  • Fire personnel discuss the fuel spill and containment efforts. The creek can be seen in the background.
  • A look at the underside of the tractor and the leaking fuel.
  • Fuel leaks from the truck in two directions.
  • Driver Daniel Teachey of Kentucky rode out the crash without injury.
  • Daniel Teachey, driver of the tractor-trailer, photographs some of the damage with his cell phone.
  • Emergency workers look at the smashed bridge railing.
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