Lorry Driver Dead After Crashing Into Bridge And Plummeting 33 Feet Into River

This is the moment a lorry driver takes a tight bend at speed on a wet road surface and crashes off the bridge, plummeting 33 feet to his death in the water below.

The incident took place on the Artvin-Erzurum highway in the Turkish province of Artvin at around 12.30am on 6th March.

In the footage, the lorry driver is seen driving quickly along the wet road before taking the sharp turn and losing control.

A lorry that failed to negotiate the bend overturned and fell from the bridge into the Coruh River in Artvin, Turkey on 6th March 2022. (Newsflash)

The HGV crashes into the bridge wall and plummets over the edge and into the water below.

The lorry driver, named as 53-year-old Ismail Acar, was travelling to Artvin from the neighbouring province of Erzurum when he crashed into the Chorokhi River.

The vehicle, carrying cement, crashed off the bridge and plummeted 10 metres (32.8 feet) into the water below.

The bridge from where a lorry fell into the Coruh River in Artvin, Turkey on 6th March 2022. (Newsflash)

The emergency services were called to the scene and divers were unable to find the lorry driver in the vehicle, according to the news site Takvim.

The local authorities reportedly closed the Deriner Dam to reduce the river level and the search team discovered the victim’s body while the water was receding.

Acar’s body was found around four kilometres from the crash site and was taken to the morgue of the Artvin State Hospital to undergo an autopsy.

The bridge from where a lorry fell into the Coruh River in Artvin, Turkey on 6th March 2022. (Newsflash)

Meanwhile, the police launched an investigation to establish the causes behind the accident.