PHENIX CITY, Ala. (MEDIA GENERAL/WRBL) — A crash Tuesday in Phenix City, Alabama, caused a Jeep to flip from a bridge and get stuck upside down in a tree.
The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Highway 280 on the Oglethorpe Bridge, which spans the Chattahoochee River.
The driver was taken from the riverbank below on a stretcher. It wasn’t immediately clear how he got to the riverbank. Witnesses reported he may have fallen out of the vehicle.
His injuries were described as “significant and severe.”
Phenix City and Columbus fire crews trimmed the tree to free the Jeep and then used a crane to lift the vehicle back up onto the bridge.
Traffic on the Oglethorpe Bridge remained slow.
This story was originally published on WRBL.com.
Crash sends Jeep over Oglethorpe Bridge, into tree
Phenix City and Columbus fire crews finally manage to haul the Jeep back over the Oglethorpe Bridge.
News 3's Joe Ripley is on the scene to show just how far fire crews had to tow the fallen Jeep.
Crews towing the fallen Jeep up from the Chattahoochee River bank.
Crews towing the fallen Jeep up from the Chattahoochee River bank.
News 3 viewer Shondra Thomas submitted this photo to the WRBL News 3 Facebook page.
The Jeep remains stuck in a tree while Phenix City fire crews attempt to reach the car.
News 3 crews are on the scene under Oglethorpe Bridge where a Jeep appears to have fallen off he road.
