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Stuck in the cab for 40 minutes before rescuers got her to safety.
Saturday 2 March at 02:33
On Friday morning, three cars crashed on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Ohio River in the United States.
One of the cars involved, a truck train, ended up outside the edge of the bridge with the cab first, writes news agency AP.
According to fire chief Brian O’Neill, it took rescue crews around 40 minutes to prepare a rappel The word is often used in climbing, and means to rappel down with a combination of rope and a suitable rope brake from a fixed point in terrain where it is too loose or steep to get down safely in another way, writes Store norske leksikon. down to the driver, who dangled over the edge of the bridge with the wagon train.
The driver, a woman, was brought to safety and has been sent to hospital for a check-up.
– They practice such things all the time. This is really one of the worst possible outcomes you can imagine, says the fire chief about the rescue teams.
– These are some real heroes. They were really professional and had good training. They got straight to her, he says further.
The bridge is the connection between Louisville in Kentucky and the special part of the state of Indiana.
2024-03-02 01:32:22
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