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Crashed semi-truck explodes on I-65 South near Kennedy Bridge Breaking
Whas11 ^ | 5/8/2023 | Garcia

Posted on 05/08/2023 10:10:29 AM PDT by Phoenix8

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A semi-truck exploded after crashing in Louisville Monday afternoon. The crash happened sometime around noon on I-65 South near the Kennedy Bridge. TRIMARC reports all lanes of the road are blocked. It's unclear at this time if there are any injuries or how the crash occurred. Photos from a TRIMARC camera near the bridge showed the moment the semi-truck exploded. It's not known what the semi was carrying.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bridge; i65s; louisville; wreck
Unsure of casualties. Besides potential enormous traffic jams I don’t think this will have widespread effects. There are about 4 bridges connecting Louisville to Indiana across the river but one is relatively small.

Some of the photos are spectacular.

1 posted on 05/08/2023 10:10:29 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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2 posted on 05/08/2023 10:13:55 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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NOT hushaboom!


3 posted on 05/08/2023 10:23:50 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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That looks like the tractor cab portion is burning. No explosion.


4 posted on 05/08/2023 10:26:09 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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That’s also how it looks to me.


5 posted on 05/08/2023 10:31:49 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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My take also.


6 posted on 05/08/2023 10:32:23 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Robert DeLong

Looks like a very wet road; I wonder if the driver overdid it going around that curve.


7 posted on 05/08/2023 10:33:51 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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I just hope it’s not a repeat of East Palestine, Ohio.


8 posted on 05/08/2023 10:39:34 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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So..is the bridge breaking? Or is it OK?


9 posted on 05/08/2023 10:47:46 AM PDT by crz
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Both Kentucky and Indiana voted for Trump over Biden by wide margins...so this is no concern of the federal government.


10 posted on 05/08/2023 10:56:20 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Had something like that happen on I75 in suburban Detroit...
The bridge is probably toast


11 posted on 05/08/2023 11:03:11 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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That truck took out a support under a bridge and caught fire, and the bridge collapsed. I-75 in Hazel Park.


12 posted on 05/08/2023 11:45:12 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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I’m no engineer but it looks ok to me.

Here is a recent update, 1 dead the driver I think.

https://www.wlky.com/article/semi-truck-fire-blocking-interstate-65-downtown-louisville-traffic/43827628


13 posted on 05/08/2023 11:51:52 AM PDT by Phoenix8 (8th century.)
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The one I was thinking of is the 75/696 interchange...
The heat from the fire warped the beams...
Heat plays hell on structural steel


14 posted on 05/08/2023 12:18:22 PM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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That’s the one. 2009. Took out the 9 Mile Road bridge just south of 696. I live a mile from there.


15 posted on 05/08/2023 12:50:13 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Phoenix8

One can’t award “The Turd Title Award” fast enough to keep up with the media.


16 posted on 05/08/2023 4:26:41 PM PDT by GingisK
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