Truck Left Hanging Off Escambia Bay Bridge During Tornado Warning

March 31, 2022

The trailer of an 18-wheeler crashed and was left hanging over Escambia Bay as severe weather moved through the area early Thursday morning.

The semi was reportedly rolled onto its side on eastbound I-10 over Escambia Bay, with the trailer left hanging over the guardrail.

Two people and two dogs were reportedly rescued from the cab and were transported to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening. Firefighters were able to remove the windshield to extricate the occupants.

There were high winds and a tornado warning at the time of the crash. As of early Thursday morning, a tornado had not been confirmed by the National Weather Service.

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Comments

7 Responses to “Truck Left Hanging Off Escambia Bay Bridge During Tornado Warning”

  1. William in Beulah on April 2nd, 2022 6:47 am

    SueB, How do you know what other truckers said to this driver?

  2. Ernestine Pollard on March 31st, 2022 6:14 pm

    My daughter and son-in-law Were The Occupants of this truck.

  3. derek on March 31st, 2022 5:19 pm

    Close the bridge? They don’t have gates, a Trooper would have to stand in hurricane force winds flagging traffic….. maybe you can get a reflective vest Christy and go out there! The information signs were instructing motorists not to traverse the bridge!

  4. SueB on March 31st, 2022 10:27 am

    Send the bill to Ceva Logistics – freight hauler. The truck was emptied! The driver has a CB & a radio, plus cell phones to know the weather reports. Plus other truckers told the driver to pull over and don’t go over the bridge.

  5. Tt on March 31st, 2022 10:07 am

    Thank God. No one was seriously injured.

  6. Deborah Daugherty on March 31st, 2022 8:08 am

    I would have to clean my britches out

  7. Christy on March 31st, 2022 3:06 am

    How ridiculous that they chose not to close the bridges! lol

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