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CORTEZ, FL – A semi trailer truck collided with a Volkswagen car Tuesday morning, June 29, on a bridge in Manatee County, Florida. The truck accident occurred west of Bradenton on the Cortez Bridge near the city of Cortez and left the cab of the semi trailer truck dangling on the edge of the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterways. The accident area is in the southwest section of the state about 134 miles north of Naples, FL and about 126 miles southwest of Orlando, FL.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning 32 year old George Gonzales was driving a semi trailer truck west on the Cortez Bridge. Mr. Gonzales was working for Cummings Foods based in Dover, FL and was making a delivery to the Publix Grocery Store in Anna Maria Island.

As the semi tractor truck crossed the bridge between Cortez and Bradenton Beach he encountered an eastbound Volkswagen driven by 43 year old Jonathan Quick of Bradenton Beach, FL.

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As the two vehicles neared each other the truck driver lost control of his semi trailer truck for unknown reasons and crossed into the eastbound lanes of traffic. He was unable to maneuver to avoid a collision and slammed into the VW car.

After hitting the car the 18 wheeler truck continued forward and was finally stopped when it became stuck on the VW. The cab of the semi trailer dangled over the edge above the Intracoastal Waterways. According to officials the semi trailer truck might have gone over the edge and plunged into the water if it had not been stopped by the VW car. The trailer and fuel tanks on the semi truck remained intact and no cargo or diesel fuel were spilled.

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Manatee County Safety Department officers and emergency personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident. Both drivers suffered minor injuries in the collision and were treated at the scene.

Officers shut down a section of the Cortez Bridge in both directions surrounding the truck accident site while rescue personnel worked and investigators reconstructed the collision. Traffic was stopped and drivers were directed to take the Manatee Avenue Bridge. A wrecker was brought in to remove the disabled semi truck from the bridge edge and remove it from the traffic lanes. All lanes on the bridge were reopened shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

Officers investigating the truck accident have not determined why the truck driver, Mr. Gonzales, lost control of his rig and crossed into the eastbound lanes of traffic. It is not known if drugs or alcohol are factors in the collision.

No charges have been brought at this time and the truck accident remains under investigation.

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