Driver hospitalized after tractor-trailer drives off bridge in Delaware, police say
A tractor-trailer drove off a bridge in New Castle County, Delaware, after the truck lost its brakes, police said Friday.
The crash happened after 8 a.m. near New Bridge Road and Walkers Mill Road, New Castle County EMS said.
The tractor-trailer left the roadway and drove through a stone parapet, crashing to the ground below. As the crash happened, the driver jumped out and was then struck by his own trailer, according to police.
The 27-year-old man was taken to a local hospital with internal and lower-body injuries and placed in critical condition.
