TZ Bridge Terrible Accident & Fire

[americanpitbull04]

i drove by when that happened, truck ran over a honda civic

[JamesQuigley98]

Nice filming, just wondering if there where any deaths or injuries. what a terrible sight to see also.

[americanpitbull04]

@JamesQuigley98 yes there was 1 death , the truck driver e jumped into the hudson river, and he survived ..

i drove by as it happened ,,

[TheDylanJoyce]

i hope the kid was alright...

[roadsvcman25]

I can tell you this much: the explosions were the tires popping due to the heat from the fire and both the car that hit the truck, both of which were southbound, and another one going northbound were involved. The bridge itself was projected to re-open at 6AM the next morning but was re-opened at 4:30AM to all traffic. The truck driver was killed in the mess. Also take a look at the barrier wall to the left of the fire. I'll explain more in another posting.

[metboy42]

what year did this happen

[NYCBOISEFAN]

You must be one tough guy to be making fun of a 5 year old.

[MrPelhambay]

@NYCBOISEFAN - you live in permont?

[NYCBOISEFAN]

@MrPelhambay A little more north than Piermont and south of Nyack. The town is called Grandview.

[MrPelhambay]

@NYCBOISEFAN - you live in above permont?

[whitenas]

@NYCBOISEFAN when?

[etepgx]

make brady shut up

[moonstruckkoala]

Completely surreal watching this scene again

Yes I was in this accident. I almost died this day. My "friend" at the time was driving the car. No seatbelt in the back seat. I was riding the roof of the car after it flipped. I thought we were going to fly off the bridge. Gasoline leaked immediately under the flipped car. but what felt like a lifetime was only 25 min? I wish I could have helped that man. After the hit there was nothing anyone could have done to have helped him.

[MrPelhambay]

@moonstruckkoala - im so sorry that happened to you but try not to think of it too much... theres just things we cant stop in life

[moonstruckkoala]

@MrPelhambay i don't think of it, much... thanks tho :)

actually went back the next morning... to buy the same exact dress that had gotten incinerated in the accident.. lol, that and everything else I had just bought from the Palisades Mall... (area where we had just left from @ time of accident) It was def weird. passing by the same area I had almost just died at... I thought they cleaned up pretty well, for the mess that was there the day before. All that was left was a beautiful black smudge

[MrPelhambay]

@moonstruckkoala - thats crazy at least you werent hurt. but how fast or how was your "friend" driving?

[3034893118]

Where are the fire boats hat is one of the things that could come in handy or are they enroute to the bridge? it looks to be a tanker fire .

[diwant]

this is just like in the movies

[38birol38]

nice cam :D

[7855waldo]

What date did this occur?

[Natali24Riveros]

I find it very disrespectful that people find my fathers death amusing my father died in that truck because of a stupid reckless teenager take this shit off

[MrPelhambay]

@Natali24Riveros - im sorry for your loss

[angellguardiandl0111]

I cross this bridge all the time because my mom lives in nj and I live in Massachusetts.

[Incandescencexoxo]

@lex44x lol exactly

[Cars660]

Who are the kids in the background

[wgegan]

People should review videos before posting... If they get sick from the camera jerking around... they should not post...

[TheImpressionable]

I hope, i hope like, i hope like the bridge doesnt like fall! awwwhhh

[BASPERS]

woooo

[cayc1]

Great video man, if you want to see a movie that will blow your mind type into youtube old world secrets the omega project codes

[vbdenny]

Exceptional video. My thanks for taking the effort to make and post this. I was kind of wondering why they had those big steel plates on there.

[tcwest]

@vbdenny The plates bind temporary decking together. Holes and such are repaired right away rather than covered.

[Maserati7200]

You have a really nice view from your house up there. It looks like a great place to live. Are you on the Tarrytown side or the Nyack side?

My thoughts go out for the victim's family.

[aromadel]

Nyack side of the river, about a mile south of the bridge.

[nighttrain334]

the big bangin noise is the tires exploding from the heat

[biganya]

I use that bridge when going north and south

[DCmar93]

The little kid is like, "Look out boat!" and the dad is like "Son! Shut the fuck up!"

[beaman220]

Later found out she was TXT msging.

[xDuffman3000x]

what kind of stupid mother (is it a mother whos filming?) shows something terrible like that to his baby ?!?!?!

[NYCBOISEFAN]

The kids alerted the parents to the accident. We are located 600ft higher and a mile away from the accident, so all the kids could see was the smoke from the fire. That is why the kids had so many questions and had no idea how bad the situation turned out to be. Trust me they are not scarred. It's called reality. Maybe you should think before making stupid comments.

[jamesrichardson63]

@xDuffman3000x r u kidding....its a half mile away! geeeez.... i concur with the uploader NYC....

[dmsheran]

@xDuffman3000x .. Stupid Mother Fucker.. What is the wrong with showing this kind of accident to a kid..??

[xDuffman3000x]

@dmsheran are you stupid ? ok the kids saw the fire and alerted the people but its shocking for a young kid ! it can be a shock for the hole life... you dont know kids if you dont know that

[tandanman1]

@xDuffman3000x terrible?? what is terrible???? you must be from a third world country and stole a comp or laptop and just got hooked on to the media... considering after 9/11 every tv was showing even worse stuff.. people jumping from the towers.. building burning.. and you call this mother "stupid" as if you are intelligent. ...

[Rickwright0001]

@xDuffman3000x No shit what parent doesn't teach their kids reality is a moron, they grow up getting everything and BAM one fucking day the realize how harsh reality is, best to tell them now.

[TheGospelOfThomas]

@xDuffman3000x please... It's called reality. Maybe you should think before making stupid comments.

[xDuffman3000x]

@TheGospelOfThomas man fuck you dont you have better things to do ?!?!

my comment is 10 month ago idiot  its enough now i understood your opinion my god grow up

[TheGospelOfThomas]

@xDuffman3000x LOL

[chris71mach1]

@xDuffman3000x its knobs like you who make the worst parents today. quit trying to shelter and protect your kids from reality. they'll only grow up to be weak, thin-skinned, soulless DOORMATS, never knowing how to deal with the harsh and brutal realities of life. life is tough, let kids learn that. in fact, as far as people like you are concerened, DONT BREED!

[RatBastardCulhane]

I hope some attorney's perished in that, otherwise, it was all a waste~!

[billiardball001]

wasnt this the tanker fire that shut down the bridge?...if it was then damn....i was stuck on the school bus from three pm to 11pm (had to go around through bear mt., traffic was non moving...and i was stuck with the most annoying kids you could fin d...i took the next school day off (was heading to tarrytown from rockland by the way)

[icecubeflower]

fake!

[nsakic]

scary stuff... but i loved the kids' comments on this!

[fwfd570]

Thank you for submitting this. Using it for National Incident Management System training class. Great footage!

[7089540230]

that was a good one! lmao

[sigair]

i hope it was foam, not water.

[mera33]

i loved these kids

[na5m]

"dat's inqwedi-bowl!" Those kid's comments are priceless!!!

[krustykrackhouse9]

yea i heard bout this, didnt a guy like jump off the bridge cuz he was caught on fire

[keith73h]

you're thinking of a different accident. That one happened like 2 years earlier. This is the one that shut the bridge down on a Sunday night for about 10 hours. I was stuck in westchester until 11pm. Was approaching the bridge from tarrytown when we saw the smoke and everyone stopped. was already past the last exit 2 lanes over and couldn't get out.

[kjecajlo]

you idiot you idiot you idiot:)

[NetworkLive]

i hope i hope i hope i hope

[DCmar93]

I hope, I hope I don't see, I hope, I hope. hahaha that part was great

[Pookatube]

The kid at 0:24 sounds like Elmo describing the play by play of the accident!

[Kev2077]

nice camera lol

[Basgoodpeople]

Did somebody noticed how small the people where who walked towards the fire?

I guess they couldn't do anything because they where very small.

[ussoldier137]

the explosions might be tires

[MLBuckProductions]

I thought the kids were a riot =P

[ZenIsPower]

Like southern accents are any better

[pepps75]

oh my i hope no ones hurt

[nahuron]

are you kidding me?

hope no one died

[MLBuckProductions]

The driver was killed.

[nahuron]

i know, but "hope no ones hurt" is so retard

[3richardwilliams]

Three lessons here: 1) New Yorkers are really hard to listen to. 2) New Yorkers teach their kids the value of rubbernecking at tragedy really well. Remember, don't help, don't ask questions, just video tape it. There might be money in store. 3) New Yorkers have horrible voices.

[aromadel]

How do you arrive at these conclusions when this video was shot from about a mile away. You do understand that video cameras have a zoom feature or maybe you don't have video cameras where you live. Rubbernecking is a term that occurs right at the scene of the accident. Most people know that. Also how do you conclude that the family made money off this tragedy? or could help more than the hundreds of people right at the scene? I conclude that you just have a problem with New Yorker's.

[tonygunshow19]

2 lessons here

1.) You're a moron, they are a mile from the fire and wouldn't be able to do crap to help out anyone in that explosion.

2.) The kids were hilarious

[3richardwilliams]

No I think I standby the main lesson I took which was New Yorkers accent sounds much dumber than a hick southern accent that I could have ever imagined.

[belamoure]

Great kids asking good questions and parents are OK. Tragedy is part of life and the kids will absorb it all.

[marino4691]

wow, never saw something like that

[author]

I feel bad for the family that lost their Dad in this accident. I'm a Dad too, and I thank God He's protected us every time we went for a drive, even on the NYS Thruway where this happened.

[a380fan]

Yeah... I believe this was when a car broke down and was rearended by a truck. Two people trapped. Passanger got out and jumped into the river. He was rescued by a contractor working on the bridge and was taken to Westchester medical center by STATFlight med-evac copters. The driver was trapped and burnt. The responding fire departments were Central Nyack, Nyack, & I believe Tarrytown. Piermont might have also responded. EMS was from Nyack Community Ambulance and Rockland Paramedic Service.

[aromadel]

No your recollection of this accident is not accurate. The driver of the watermelon truck was rear-ended by a teenager weaving in and out of traffic causing the truck to jack-knife through the center divider. It was very windy that day. The truck caught fire with the driver trapped inside. No passengers or anyone else jumped into the river. Unfortunately the driver died in the fire.

[48220]

Mom shows an explosion at a daughter?

You need help!

[debstef]

It's reality. Amazing reality. That kid may never see anything like that again. Amazing.

[Cashville285]

You need a reality check! Its a fire with some smoke. I'm sure the kid wasn't traumatized by it.

[suffernfd19]

where was this taped from?

[NYCBOISEFAN]

Upper Grandview, on top of Clausland Mountain about a mile from the bridge.

[CircleCityEric]

@NYCBOISEFAN I've been to that lookout. Just south of Tappan, right?

[SWIFT95330]

Excelent job with the camera, it's so hard to hold steady when you're zoomed in like that. Do you know of any links to news reports of this accident?

[lidor1980]

All the new cameras have stabilizer, without of this it is just impossible to stay steady.

[TurgeonFan77132]

I had a classmate from HS who along with her parents, was killed after they got rear ended by a tractor trailer. Their car had broken down and they were off in the shoulder lane...happened Labor Day 2006.

[telis2467]

If that object burning under the bridge is a part of the truck, then it was an explosion, but if it is a boat then I must say that there may have been some kind of showdown between the truck and the boat and the end result is this. Almost like an action movie!

[Tomtheredneck]

wow. i hope no one got hurt :-(

[pburg13]

thats a pretty nasty accident. 9/14/08 there was a pretty nasty one.

[atarturk]

they need tripod

[crazeenydriver]

I do not use the TZ that often but I know that it has had it's share of nasty accidents

[kj762aa]

the children make it all seem ok

[ruslan261]

Wow i always drive on that bridge, and nothing happens...

[lanettelaporte]

That is amazing. It is really sad that people over the internet seem to have such a brilliant view on how to raise children and are so well acquainted with the couple that managed to capture this event that they feel compelled to criticize the way they handle their children. Seeing the magnitude of the explosion, I would see how it would be essential for a news report before filling their children's minds with speculation. Thank you folks for posting this.

[CliftonPhotographer]

It's all about how you approach the kids with this. As someone else mentioned too,the kids aren't scared and that's what is important.

[Judginu]

Amazing footage of a sad event. As for the children comments .... they have no idea how to raise children obviously. Children need to see reality and have it carefully explained. The world is roses and mistakes can have tragic consequences. Good on you showing your children!! They will probably grow into sensible drivers.

[seoulkorea88]

WOW SOOOOO COOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!

[aww516]

what time of day was this?

[extreme80sfan]

Oh my god, I was coming back from Westchester that night at like 8 or so and the bridge was STILL closed both ways. I remember this very well because I was sitting in traffic for literally like 3 hours. I ended up having to turn around and luckily I knew someone in Westchester. So, I had an impromptu sleepover, one of the worst nights I can remember.

[joeygh3maniac]

i think my mom was stuck in the car waiting 4 the accident 2 b cleared

[Ic3Arch3r]

Yeah, I was right there in front of the car. My sister was driving. Two hours we were stuck there.

[spidertron99]

who sees a tragic accident and shows it to their little kid?

[NYCBOISEFAN]

Since you asked, it was my kids that initially saw the smoke from the accident or I would never have been able to film the video. Keep in mind the video was taken from over a mile away at an elevation of 600ft so it's not like my kids could see anything that could be described as tragic or disturbing from their vantage point.

[StatueSmasher]

Kids see 100's of accidents and murders on TV every day.

[spidertron99]

Yes, I am aware. It is called "de-sensitizing". Then we wonder why our kids turn out to be violent misanthropes.

[jsncrso]

Real life accidents dont turn your kids into heathens you dumbass

[RaptorX34]

Wait so you're saying since kids are exposed to this sort of thing they are de-sensitized, therefore they're more likely to be violent?

If that is what you mean that is an ignorant statement. Very, ignorant.

[tandanman1]

@spidertron99 why would you even ask such a stupid question? as if this has any affect on the kids..

[BLOODLINE2001]

i hate that bridge

[ffairlane57]

We all do.

[pskillz500]

Dude, where's my car?

[tractordude290]

i go over that bridge a lot.

[BipedalMammal]

You can see the first explosion @ 0:55

[Apolyion]

When did this happen?

[broadwaybabe87]

omg i hate going over that bridge! there is something wrong wiht it, it's like ready to collaps and the town JUST started doing something about it!!! omg his is horrible, there have been many accidents on this bridge my sisters friends dad was hit, he flipped over and feel in tot he water in his truck he survived luckly

[spreznym530]

they didnt JUST start doin sumthin that thing has been under repair work and maintenance nearly fromt he year it was built

[tyrone969]

is this the tappan zee bridge in tarrytown

[crispy1995]

Yes, Tarrytown to Nyack.

[autogyrofreak]

Would hate to be the guy to extract the truck driver remains from the wreck.

[2ip]

grow up

[ihmenyo]

Terrible accident

where is this filmed?

[motleyhar]

Terrible accident, thats just awful. Cute accents on the kids.

[MetalSanke]

How could ANYONE of survived?

[elvira2262]

Thanks and respect to the firemen, hard work.

[pilotboy087]

wow when was this im on that brige every month or 2 weeks

[daveromino90]

holy shit that is the worse place to get in an accident and have your car go up in flames wow

[dieselducy]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!! It is very sad that a stupid CAR driver in a rush to get who knows where, took the life of the truck driver. As a truck driver, I see all sorts of bad driving displays by car drivers. DRIVER ED courses NEED to teach people about the blind spots on trucks!!

[scoobyonline2000]

and most of those blind spots are EASY to see. If I can't see YOU...then you can't see ME...which to some people sounds like complex math.....

[TruckerGarth]

wot were the explosions? were they gas cannisters maybe?

[xfirefighter484x]

Most times the tires heat up, the air expands, and the tires explode.

Thats my guess at the least. I've seen it happen enough times at car fires!

[Pimpedoutrides7293]

Oh damn, I remember this bridge! I drove it from my way from Rhode Island! I saw the houses on the hill (like this one) and man, I can't believe that! Accidents on bridges are scary like hell! But I mean, stuff happens, there's no way around it. Man, this stuff is just sad....

[techne1212]

YOU'RE A GOOD FAMILY

[davidtraveller]

This is on the Tappan Zee Bridge on the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York. As the description says, it's about 20 miles north of New York City.

[j6282]

ur wrong. it connects Nyack, NY with Tarrytown NY. NJ is further south.

[kyoshirosilver]

Where was this at? thats a long bridge. And thanks for the upload without all the editing. I like RAW home videos of stuff. not edited with movie maker or what not.

[rousnell]

lulz XDDdDD

[nhlives]

outstanding - better video coverage than any of the useless news agencies in the area provided!  THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

[nimedain]

Wow, terrible, but axellent video.

[FederalQsiren]

Sad very sad! but good footage!

i like when you can hear the Q´s in the backgruond its great!

[themooseisontheloose]

dude no offence but this isn't the type of video to be talking about the Q

[FederalQsiren]

None taken. You are right sorry!

[rutola413]

its always a good time to talk about the Q!

[themooseisontheloose]

not watchin a crash like that it's not

[MetalSanke]

Nothing says help is on the way like Qs blasting.

[themooseisontheloose]

i highly doubt anybody that witnessed the fire that day gives two shits about what siren is blaring especially when theyre watching a tanker burn on a bridge

[johnjoesmanofthunder]

man you guys should've sold this to the news :)

[NYCBOISEFAN]

I provided a copy of the video to the local media and fire dept. related personel for training purposes. I never thought of profiting from the video knowing that a family lost a husband and father in this horrific accident.

[sephious159]

if it was me dead i wouldnt blame anyone for making the money, if they had the tape

[neo10470]

sup terry its me ruben!!! Wow that is crazy!!!!

[KaPAnGpAnGaNKiDD10]

Man i was their i wuzz literally in the front when they stopped us..no lie...we were on the other side of the bridge going to the palisades mall

[alexadisoffthechain]

my dad was one of the guys walking up to it.

he is a volunteer firefighter for central nyack and he was one of the first people on the scene because he is assistant chief and drove his chief car

this video is really good =]

[krustykrackhouse9]

i lived near the tappan zee bridge when i was goin to the palisades mall i saw that major accident

[mastermayhem1]

the accident you see and the man who died was a co-worker and a friend of mine Ricardo Rivera he was married with 3 children....my company would like a copy of this video since this is much clearer than the bridge camera's

[wasupi355]

You could see the smoke from over the hill in orangeburg. It was crazy

[nythreefer]

o man the little kid saying are there people in there? at the beginning....i do not envy those parents trying to explain that.

[1nm1]

Sad to hear about the driver, but you did an awesome job taking the video. What kind of camcorder did you use, since it seems to have a sharp zoom feature???

[NYCBOISEFAN]

My wife was on the camera (Sony HDD) and I had a pair of high power binocoulars. We are 500' up and about 3/4 mile away from the scene. I was very impressed with the respones time of the police/fire/rescue as well as the organization of the clean-up crew that had the bridge open by Monday morning. Very sad that somebody had to lose their life. My sympathies to the family of the truck driver.

[aromadel]

A scary inferno that was tough to watch for anyone who drives or knows this bridge. By the way, liked hearing the yound children's voices in background and see this scary site though their eyes.

[NYCBOISEFAN]

Tappan zee bridge accident on July 1st 2007 about 7:20pm. Involving a tractor trailer carrying watermelons. The driver of the tractor trailor died in the accident. Bridge was closed for 6+ hours for hours on Sunday evening.