Fort Worth Fire On the Scene After Car Plunges Into the Trinity River; 2 Fatalities

UPDATED: 6;55AM

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth fire officials have confirmed two fatalities after a pickup truck plunged into the Trinity River overnight.

The department’s dive team used cables to pull the vehicle back onto the University Bridge, at which time the bodies of two men were found just moments ago.

The accident happened around 2:30am

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UPDATED: 6:05AM

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Fire Department dive team was busy overnight after a vehicle was reported to have plowed off of the North University Bridge.

The car landed upside-down in the water. Crews attached to the vehicle as a wrecker was used to pull it back onto the bridge.

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UPDATED: 5:30AM

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) Fort Worth firefighters have pulled a car out of the Trinity River after reports that it plowed off of the North University Bridge around 2:30 this morning.

Update: The vehicle is out of the water and firefighters are now searching that car for a victim pic.twitter.com/L5IXbYnjkg

— Mike Forbes (@mikeforbeswfaa) January 17, 2020

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth firefighters are out at the Trinity River where a vehicle has plunged off the bridge on North University and landed upside down in the river.

Dive teams are in the water, according Fort Worth Fire.

At this time they have not confirm whether or not anyone is still inside the vehicle.

Crews were called out around 2:30am.

Fort Worth firefighters are out at the Trinity River where a vehicle has plunged off the bridge on University and has landed upside down in the river. Dive teams are in the water. pic.twitter.com/ONjoPPebeU

— Mike Forbes (@mikeforbeswfaa) January 17, 2020