‘I don’t wanna die’: 911 calls released from semi dangling off I-65 in Louisville

LOUISVILLE Kentucky WLKY Newly published calls from a semitruck hanging over Interstate near the Kennedy Bridge give perspective from the driver and those who witnessed it The crash happened around a m on Sunday Executives revealed a semi jackknifed sending the cab of it over the side of the I- overpass In the calls the driver of the semi was panicked as he dangled over the side of the highway I m just hanging over the bridge he declared to the operator I don t wanna die He explained the operator he was afraid to make any moves for fear it might have cause the semi to fall I m even afraid to move in the truck right now the driver noted I m just looking at the ground right now Can you please stay on the phone he inquired The operator calmly assured the man that functionaries were on the way to help and kindly obliged his request to stay on the line with him until they arrived While the operator stayed on the line with the driver to help him stay calm he was panicked about how crews would rescue him I don t even know how am I supposed to get out of here he required To which the operator responded They know what they re doing As soon as the fire department gets there they know what to do It took first responders about minutes to pull the driver to safety They had to perform a maneuver called a pick off It was the same one they used when rescuing the driver from the semi that crashed off the Clark Memorial Bridge in