Crazy video: Driver uninjured when tractor-trailer plunges off bridge

Cause of crash under investigation

WESTON, Mass. – A big rig driver walked away from a terrifying crash that was caught on camera in Massachusetts.

The crash happened Saturday in the town of Weston.

Investigators say the truck was traveling on Route 95 when the tractor-trailer went off a bridge and dropped into the Charles River.

Police say the driver was able to get on top of the tractor-trailer and waited for help to arrive.

Officers say the driver was taken to the the hospital as a precaution but was not hurt.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.


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