Semi goes over bridge on Indiana Toll Road, catches fire
UPDATE: Indiana State Police have identified the semi driver as Marc A. Rupert of Lansing, Illinois.
HAMMOND, Ind. (WISH) — A semi driver is alive after crashing a semi, leaving it dangling over a bridge on the Indiana Toll Road.
According to Indiana State Police, the crash happened around 2 a.m. at the 6.5 mile marker on I-90. That’s between U.S. 41 and U.S. 20 at the Grand Calumet River.
The semi caught fire after going over the bridge.
At 8:30 a.m., troopers said cleanup from the crash was expected to take six hours. The semi lifted from its position around 9 a.m.
ISP says to use I-80/94 or U.S. 20 as alternative routes.
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