Video of trucks crashing into N.C. bridge goes viral

Oct. 30, 2012
A video showing trucks ramming into what the Huffington Post calls “the toughest bridge in the world” in Durham, N.C. has gone viral. Set to the theme song from Rocky, the video shows truckers hitting the 11’ 8” railroad overpass again and again, despite large warning signs with flashing lights. The video was shot by a local man, who documented the repeated crashes into the bridge. 

A video showing trucks ramming into what the Huffington Post calls “the toughest bridge in the world” in Durham, N.C. has gone viral. Set to the theme song from Rocky, the video shows truckers hitting the 11’ 8” railroad overpass again and again, despite large, low-clearance warning signs with flashing lights. The video was shot by a local man, who documented the repeated crashes into the bridge. 

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