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.