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Tractor-Trailer Driver Severely Burned After Bridge Strike, Explosion In Region Tractor-Trailer Driver Severely Burned After Bridge Strike, Explosion In Region
Tractor-Trailer Driver Severely Burned After Bridge Strike, Explosion In Region A tractor-trailer driver is hospitalized with severe burns after he crashed into a railroad bridge in the region, triggering a massive explosion and fire. The Schenectady County incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, in Glenville on Maple Avenue. Fire officials said the truck, carrying individual containers of compressed natural gas, was too tall to clear the 10-foot-high steel truss overpass and exploded on impact. Photos and videos on social media show flames shooting up hundreds of feet into the air, as well as the truck’s cab gutted by fire. When emergency crews firs…

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by Michael Mashburn