Metro-East News

Tractor-trailer flips off Poplar Street Bridge, causing wreck that injures two people

Those driving on the Poplar Street Bridge between St. Louis, Missouri, and the metro-east area on Sunday should take caution, as crews work to clean up a wreck involving a tractor-trailer that fell off the bridge.

KMOV 4 reported that the truck flipped off of Interstate 55 on the bridge and into the downtown St. Louis area, resulting in a crash that injured two people.

Police said the truck was carrying loads of cauliflower.

This story was originally published March 10, 2019 at 1:43 PM.

Hana Muslic
Belleville News-Democrat
Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.
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