Delaware Memorial bridge accident: Tractor-trailer cab crashes - search underway, casualties feared

Delaware Memorial Bridge accident took place in the wee hours of Friday as a commercial vehicle reportedly plunged off the bridge and sank into Delaware river. Delaware River & Bay Authority (DRBA) stated that emergency personnel were working on the …

Tractor-trailer cab that crashed over Delaware Memorial Bridge found [Updated]

WILMINGTON, Del. — A tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier Friday and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, authorities said. It wasn’t clear how many people were in the cab, which was found in about 20 feet of …

Delaware Memorial Bridge closes southbound lane after bobtail truck plunges into the river

Dive teams were searching the Delaware River for a bobtail truck that plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge in a predawn accident July 11. The single-vehicle accident at approximately 3:40 a.m. closed the left lane of the southbound bridge, according to …

UPDATED: Search & Recovery Effort Suspended at Delaware Memorial Bridge

Image courtesy DRBA UPDATE- 4:45pm – Due to tide and water conditions in the vicinity of the accident scene, search and recovery efforts of the submerged Bobtail Tractor and any occupant(s) inside the vehicle cab have been suspended for the day.  The …

Power outage at Delaware County oil refinery causes strong odor throughout the area

Officials say a power outage at an oil refinery in Delaware County was behind the sulfur-like smell reported in neighboring communities Thursday and Friday. MARCUS HOOK, Pa. - A power outage at a refinery in Marcus Hook, Delaware County, has led to a …

Tractor trailer cab crashes, falls off Delaware Memorial Bridge; search underway

Crews are searching for a tractor trailer cab that careened off the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday morning into the Delaware River below. NEW CASTLE, Del. - Crews are responding to a crash on the Delaware Memorial Bridge that happened early Friday …

Truck crashes into concrete wall, falls into water at Delaware bridge 

A search and rescue operation is underway after a semi-truck crashed then plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the river below early July 11, officials said. At around 3:40 a.m. local time on Friday, a bobtail tractor traveling over the bridge …

Truck cab crashes off the Delaware Memorial Bridge

Photo released by the Delaware River and Bay Authority from a DRBA police cruiser at the point where the truck cab crashed off the Delaware bound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge DRBA Wilmington firefighters, members of the New Castle County Dive Team, …

Tractor trailer cab careens off Delaware Memorial Bridge, into river below

Tractor trailer cab reportedly crashed, fell of Delaware Memorial Bridge