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Driver safely rescued from overturned truck perched on ridge near South Crest Road

Contributed photo from the Chattanooga Fire Department / Crews worked on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, to extradite a driver whose truck overturned near S Crest Road and was hanging over the ridge.

A truck went off South Crest Road Tuesday afternoon, necessitating a delicate rescue of the driver as the truck as perched on the steep embankment, hanging in what the Chattanooga Fire Department called "dangerous, unstable spot."

The 28-foot long box truck flipped over near Shadowlawn Drive on Missionary Ridge. Crews from the Chattanooga Fire Department were able to rescue the driver.

The driver was reportedly hanging upside down inside the cab and crews worked quickly to get to him and get him out.

Read more from our news partner WRCB-TV here.

Our squad companies and Special Ops have been out on a tricky extrication for more than an hour on S Crest Road this afternoon working to rescue the driver of this overturned truck that’s hanging over the ridge. They now have the driver out. More details to come. Great work. pic.twitter.com/NSgOn6XAuo
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 15, 2021

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