Name: Driver dies after big rig plunges off Ship Channel Bridge
Uploaded: 7/3/2019 5:15:49 PM
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Description: A big rig fell 150 feet from the Ship Channel Bridge Wednesday morning. Police initially said the driver survived the crash and was pinned in the truck awaiting rescue, but a few minutes later police confirmed he died.

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