PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Officials have identified the driver of the bobtail tractor that crashed into the Delaware Memorial Bridge Friday and fell into the river.
It happened around 3:40 a.m. A bobtail tractor was on the downslope of the bridge heading south into Delaware when it crossed three lanes of traffic and crashed through a concrete wall near the anchorage of the bridge, according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
The tractor then plummeted into the Delaware River. A trailer was not attached to it.
Search and recovery efforts lasted until around 4:30 p.m. Friday and resumed Saturday morning. A few hours in, emergency personnel recovered the body of Zair Murzakov, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, as well as the bobtail tractor.
According to the Delaware River and Bay Authority, the tractor is registered to XFR8 LLC of West Chester Township, Ohio.