A truck driver has been recognized after he went lacking on Friday when his tractor trailer cab crashed by means of a guardrail on the Delaware Memorial Bridge and fell into the water beneath.
In line with the Delaware River and Bay Authority, it was round 3:40 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, when a Bobtail Tractor touring southbound on the Delaware Memorial Bridge into Delaware crossed three lanes of site visitors, onto the concrete pad close to the Delaware anchorage, and crashed right into a concrete wall.
Officers mentioned the automobile’s affect collapsed the concrete wall, and the tractor trailer cab careened into the Delaware River.
The accident occurred on the downslope of the Delaware-bound bridge. No different automobiles have been impacted, in line with officers.
Search and rescue crews have been capable of finding the truck within the water on Friday, however did not discover the person’s physique till Saturday, July 12, officers reported.
On Saturday, officers mentioned emergency personnel used a Hurst software to extricate the physique of 35-year-old Zair Murzakov, of Brooklyn, New York, from the cab and the Delaware Medical Examiner took possession of the stays.
The tractor trailer was registered to XFR8 LLC, of Ohio, officers mentioned.
The Delaware River and Bay Authority is investigating this crash as an accident.
