LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NEWSnetAP) — The driver of a semi-truck was pulled to safety Friday by firefighters, following a crash that left the vehicle dangling over a bridge across tOhio River.

The three-vehicle crash on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge connecting Louisville, Kentucky to southern Indiana was reported around noon, Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neill said. One other person involved in the crash was taken to the hospital and crews prepared to rescue the driver from the truck cab.

It took about 40 minutes to set up a rope system and get someone ready to rappel to the cab and hook the driver to a safety harness and bring her out safely, O’Neill said. She was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

“The train for this type of stuff all the time,” O’Neill said, referencing the rescue company. “This is very much a worst-case scenario.”

Louisville Metro Police are investigating the crash and said the bridge remained closed Friday afternoon.

A safety inspection of the bridge will be conducted after all vehicles are removed, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said.

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