South Main Street Reopens After Dump Truck Strikes Bridge in South Norwalk

UPDATE: Both lanes of South Main Street have been reopened.

A garbage truck is stuck under the Washington Street train bridge in Norwalk on Monday.
Photo Credit: *Rick Reardon*

One Star Repair Service towing works to clear the truck from under the train bridge on Washington Street in SoNo.
Photo Credit: *Rick Reardon*

A tow truck tries to pull a garbage truck from under the Washington Street train bridge in Norwalk on Monday.
Photo Credit: *Rick Reardon*

The scene of the cleanup on Washington Street.
Photo Credit: *Rick Reardon*

Metro-North crews inspect a railroad bridge hit by a dump truck in South Norwalk Monday.
Photo Credit: *Jay Polansky*

An MTA police cruiser blocks off South Main Street in South Norwalk as crews inspect a railroad bridge hit by a dump truck.
Photo Credit: *Jay Polansky*

Daily Voice

08/01/2016 4:23 p.m.

NORWALK, Conn. — An oversized garbage truck that was wedged under the train bridge on Washington Street on Monday afternoon has been removed, but traffic is still snarled in South Norwalk with a portion of South Main Street closed in the area.

A flatbed truck and tow truck were on the scene trying to get the truck out, according to eyewitnesses. A good portion of the truck was wedged in under the bridge after the crash at about 2:15 p.m., a witness said.

Police officers were routing traffic around the area as of 4 p.m. An MTA police cruiser is blocking traffic from traveling on S. Main Street from Washington Street.

A ladder was seen up against the bridge from South Main Street as several Metro-North staff appeared to inspect the bridge.

Metro-North is running trains over the bridge at reduced speeds. An Amtrak Acela Express and Metro-North commuter train were seen passing over the bridge at about 4 p.m.

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