Truck driver dies after 18-wheeler plunges into the Ohio River

Truck driver dies after 18-wheeler plunges into the Ohio River

Truck driver dies after 18-wheeler plunges into the Ohio River


WELLSBURG, W.Va. — A truck driver died when the tractor trailer he was driving went into the Ohio River in Wellsburg Friday morning.

Brooke County authorities said the driver of the 18-wheeler lost control of the rig on 10th Street and it plunged into the river at around 9:30 a.m.

The driver’s body was recovered from the water. The name of the driver was not immediately released.

The truck remained submerged Friday afternoon. Equipment was being dispatched to scene to pull it from the water.

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