Anonymous ID: 7055de Aug. 18, 2025, 9:40 p.m. No.23481505   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1580 >>1587 >>1632 >>1643 >>1690

That U-Turn Illegal Indian Truck Driver Also Destroyed a Bridge in 2019 Because He Couldn't Read the Weight Limit

 

An Arkansas official has suggested that a truck driver’s language barrier may have been the reason that he did not heed signs that warned him off of a 6 ton wooden bridge that he ultimately caused to collapse.

 

The bridge collapse happened around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, in Yell County, Arkansas.

 

Officials say that a truck driver en route to Danville with a load of chicken followed his GPS to the Dale Bend Bridge, which was marked with signs forbidding trucks heavier than 6 tons. The bridge collapsed, sending the truck down into the Petit Jean River.

 

The truck driver, Harjinder Singh, who works for California-based trucking company US Citylink Inc., was able to escape from the partially submerged vehicle and was not injured.

 

As the investigation into the incident continued into Thursday, January 31, Yell County Office of Emergency Management director Jeff Gilkey told 5 News Online that he believed that a language barrier may have have been the reason that the truck driver did not understand or obey the weight limit sign.

 

“He was about 64,000 pounds over the weight limit,” Gilkey stated.

 

Removing the truck has proven to be a complicated process. Gilkey says that it will probably take at least a 100-ton crane to remove the truck from the river.

 

Officials say that it could take up to a year to replace the Dale Bend Bridge, which was built in 1930.

 

https://cdllife.com/2019/update-officials-says-language-barrier-may-caused-trucker-drive-wooden-bridge/

Anonymous ID: 7055de Aug. 18, 2025, 10:16 p.m. No.23481632   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1641 >>1643

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Is Harjinder Singh, Florida Turnpike truck driver, the same man who collapsed 88-year-old Arkansas bridge in 2019?

 

A recent fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike has reignited questions surrounding truck driver Harjinder Singh, whose name is now linked to two major transportation disasters in the United States.

 

On August 5, Singh was arrested following a deadly collision near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Singh made an illegal U-turn on the Turnpike, causing a multi-vehicle crash that claimed the lives of three individuals. He now faces multiple charges, including vehicular homicide.

 

The incident has prompted renewed scrutiny of Singh’s driving history, particularly a 2019 case in Arkansas where a truck driven by a man with the same name caused the collapse of an 88-year-old bridge. In that earlier incident, Singh was reportedly operating a 38-ton truck across a bridge rated for just 6 tons. The structure gave way, plunging into the Petit Jean River and sparking legal action against the California-based trucking company he was employed by at the time.

 

Transportation safety advocates are calling for a deeper investigation into Singh’s record and the systems that allowed him to remain on the road. “If this is the same individual, it’s a glaring failure in accountability,” said one industry expert. “We need to ensure that drivers with a history of negligence aren’t given second chances that put lives at risk.”

 

As the Florida case proceeds through the courts, investigators are working to establish a definitive link between the two incidents. Meanwhile, families affected by the crash are demanding answers — and justice.

 

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/is-harjinder-singh-florida-turnpike-truck-driver-the-same-man-who-collapsed-88-year-old-arkansas-bridge-in-2019-667018.html