A driver was seriously injured after a tractor-trailer plunged off an Atlanta bridge onto a parking lot below.
As per the initial information, the single-vehicle wreck took place just after 3 a.m. The early reports showed that a tractor-trailer truck fell from the Fulton Street Bridge in to the parking lot of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers off of Pulliam Street.
According to the reports, a part of the bridge bent above where the smash cab of the Western Express truck lay below. The driver of the truck was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. A passenger also complained of injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment. Both are listed in stable condition.
All lanes of southbound Pulliam Street at Richardson Street were closed down while crews worked at the scene. The exit ramps to Interstate 75 and 85 from Interstate 20 eastbound and westbound were also blocked. Officials asked motorists in the area to prepare for delays and seek alternate routes. No other details are available.
The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.
April 22, 2022
Source: Fox 5 Atlanta
