VIDEO: Dramatic rescue of Wilson Bridge construction workers

A construction worker is rescued after the Wilson Bridge fires and tractor-trailer accident that snarled traffic for half a day. (Courtesy YouTube/Fairfax County Police)

WASHINGTON — Police in Fairfax County, Virginia released video of the dramatic rescue of three Maryland construction workers trapped in a bucket under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge after tractor-trailer went out of control and struck a boom truck Wednesday, jamming up traffic across the region for 12 hours.

The video was taken from a circling helicopter and it includes audio of emergency responders.

Maryland State Police have yet to identify the tractor-trailer driver who was killed. The driver’s body has been taken to the medical examiner’s office for identification.

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