NORFOLK, Va. — A van with two people in it was nearly crushed by the counterweight of the Great Bridge Bridge, the Chesapeake Police Department said.
CPD said a call came in around noon Monday reporting that a van had broken down in the center lane of the Great Bridge Bridge, and it was nearly crushed by the counterweight for the drawbridge during a scheduled opening.
Police said the van was in the blind spot of the bridge tender, and he could not see the vehicle. As the bridge was raised, the counterweight of the bridge came down and dented the van's roof.
Nobody was hurt, and the investigation of the situation remained ongoing Monday afternoon.
