Amazon 18-wheeler dangles off Texas interstate overpass

SAN ANTONIO — An Amazon 18-wheeler truck crashed on a Texas interstate and dangled over an overpass, leading to major traffic delays on Thursday morning, authorities said.

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The crash happened on the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in northeast San Antonio, KSAT-TV reported.

According to the San Antonio Police Department, the 42-year-old driver said he was cut off by another vehicle at about 6:30 a.m. CST, the television station reported. The man lost control of the truck on the wet roadway, and the cab plunged off the overpass onto an access road. The trailer broke free of the cab, skidded along the concrete wall and stopped with part of it dangling from the highway.

The driver of the truck was not seriously injured, KENS-TV reported. He remained at the scene.

The southbound access road and the two outside lanes of I-35 were closed for several hours as authorities cleaned up the damage, KABB-TV reported.

Police said the truck was not hauling any packages when it crashed, according to KSAT. Authorities said the wall will have to be repaired by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Gregory Vargas, who owns a trucking company, said he felt sympathy for the driver. He said he filmed the truck dangling off the road and planned to put it on his social media channel.

“I just know this will make my YouTube channel blow up, you know what I mean?” Vargas told KSAT.

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