On Wednesday night, January 30, 2019 at approximately 8:10 p.m., Yell County dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a bridge had collapsed on Dale Bend Road after an 18-wheeler drove across the old iron bridge.
Upon receiving the report, Yell EMS, the Yell County Sheriff’s Office, Yell County OEM, Ola Fire Department, Galla Rock Fire Department and Yell County Judge Mark Thone were dispatched to respond.
When emergency personnel arrived on scene, the made contact with the driver of the truck, Harjinder Singh, 35, of Corona, California, who was found to be out of the cab of the semi.The truck was determined to weigh approximately 40 tons and the old iron bridge on Dale Bend Road had a posted weight limit of six tons.