Footage shows truck swept away in Vermont flooding before hitting bridge
The footage, which first emerged on social media on Tuesday, is among many showing the disruption and destruction the"historic and catastrophic" flooding has caused in the state. On Monday, Governor Phil ScottThe moment was captured from multiple angles as the branded lorry careered unguided down the Stevens Branch River before crashing into the Prospect Street bridge in Barre, a town to the southeast of the capital Montpelier.
Onlookers gasp as the truck approaches the bridge, before a loud bang can be heard. When the crash occurs, a child can be seen holding their head in their hands. In an aerial view, a kayaker paddles through the flooded waters of Elm Street on July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vermont. A Lays chips truck has been caught on camera being carried downstream by rapid flood waters before smashing into the side of a bridge.At the same time, footage from Ludlow, a small town in central Vermont, showed a rail bridge that had been nearly completely washed away by the storm waters.
Melissa Cooney, a reporter with local news channel WCAX, who first published the footage, said that around 100 yards of track had been eroded by the flood waters, which continued to pour towards the center of town underneath while excavators got to work.
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