(Elkhart County, IN) - There was a harrowing rescue on the Indiana Tollway Friday.

 

An accident happened just before noon on a westbound 80/90 bridge overpass in Elkhart County. A Penske rental moving truck rear-ended a Jeep that was being pulled behind an RV. The RV had pulled to the left shoulder in the middle of slow-moving traffic in a construction area.

 

The Penske truck bounced between the Jeep and the guardrail, coming to rest with the cab dangling precariously off the bridge, over 30 feet in the air.

 

An Elkhart Fire Department tower ladder truck was summoned to rescue the trapped occupants. Firefighters extended the ladder all the way from the eastbound bridge, over rushing waters below. A man and a woman were returned to solid ground unharmed.

 

No other injuries were reported. Tollway lanes were restricted for a little over two hours.