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May 17th, 2013 
A truck driver has survived falling from his truck after it nearly tumbled off a Melbourne Bridge.
Source: AAP
A TRUCK that was dangling precariously from Melbourne’s Bolte Bridge after an early morning collision has been removed using several cranes and a remote-controlled drone.
It’s believed the driver may have swerved to avoid a collision before his truck twisted and flipped, throwing him into a 20-metre fall onto another road below.
The man is in a critical condition after the Friday morning crash on the busy CityLink tollway.
The road’s inbound lanes have been closed since the accident, causing major delays.
Early on Friday afternoon the truck was secured with chains, and cranes lifted it off the edge of the bridge and onto the roadway.
Train services on the Upfield line, which runs under the crash scene, have been suspended during the delicate operation.
The MFB used a remote-controlled drone to send live footage of the truck to the crane driver as it was removed.
MFB Assistant Chief Officer Adam Dalrymple said it appeared the truck driver might have swerved to avoid a car that had suddenly veered in front of him.
“From all reports the car veered across and the truck took some evasive action and that’s how the incident began,” he told reporters at the scene.
“It’s a pretty intense, horrific sort of incident.”
Police say the truck collided with a car on the bridge shortly after 6.30am (AEST).
The driver of the truck, believed to be in his 30s, was ejected from the cabin and fell on to Mark Street, which runs below the bridge.
He man was found by a nearby factory worker, who comforted him until an ambulance arrived.
“I just made sure he was conscious and kept him calm until paramedics were able to take over,” he told the Seven Network.
“He kept saying he was going to die.”
The driver had suffered serious head and pelvic injuries, an Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said.
He remains in a critical condition at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
The other driver, a man believed to be in his 20s, suffered minor injuries and is in stable condition in hospital.
The road is likely to remain closed for some time.
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