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Looks like there's a slight depression under the bridge. I'd say there's 13'6" clearance at the center of the bridge, but as the tractor climbs out of the depression, the roof of the trailer rises enough to hit the bridge. Notice the cab and leading edge of the trailer are undamaged.

The fact that the trailer floor collapsed (rather than peeling off the panels) tells me it hit pretty hard. I'm guessing this guy didn't slow down at all.




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I have one ? . How the devil did he get that far under ther anyway?
simple he gunned it, there is a over pass in West Spfld Ma, same thing a railroad over pass, and there have been more than enough trucks that looked exactly like that. The only difference is that particular pass was only 12`
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