A tractor-trailer cab plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday, triggering a massive underwater search for the missing driver.
The cab, which did not have a trailer attached, veered across three lanes of I-295 traffic around 3:40 a.m., then smashed through a concrete barrier, plummeting into the water, the Delaware River and Bay Authority told WPVI.
Photos showed a huge gap in the barrier where the heavy vehicle smashed through.
A massive search is underway Friday morning after a tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier and went off the Delaware Memorial Bridge. DRBA
Emergency personnel work on the southbound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge following the crash. William Bretzger-Delaware News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
A Coast Guard helicopter searches the Delaware River on July 11, 2025. William Bretzger-Delaware News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Officials are not yet sure how the crash happened. William Bretzger-Delaware News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe Coast Guard, dive teams and local fire companies were still searching the water looking for the driver.
It was not clear if anyone else was inside the truck at the time, the outlet reported.
Officials are still investigating exactly how it happened, but no other vehicles are thought to be involved, the outlet said.
