Where is driver? Truck crashes off the Delaware Memorial Bridge, sinks in 20 feet of water

🚨The truck cab was traveling south on the Delaware Memorial Bridge

🚨It crashed into a concrete wall around 3:40 a.m. and crossed three lanes

🚨Dive teams are looking for the cab in the Delaware River below

NEW CASTLE, Del. — A truck cab went off the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday morning, prompting a search for survivors in the water.

Rescuers later found the vehicle submerged under 20 feet of water.

Officials said crews were assessing the safety of the area before investigating further.

Delaware River and Bay Authority spokesman James Salmon says the cab crashed into a concrete wall on the southbound downside of the bridge around 3:40 a.m. It crossed three lanes and went off the left side of the bridge into the Delaware River below in the same area of a dredging project. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Several dive teams are involved in a search below the bridge. Salmon said it is unknown how many people were in the cab or what caused the driver to lose control.

Only the left lane was closed by the crash as of 8 a.m. but rubbernecking delays started in New Jersey.

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