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Person rescued after vehicle crash off bridge in Bedford County

Photo of an individual being rescued in Forest, VA, after a Dec. 13 crash. (Copyright 2025 by Forest Fire Department - All rights reserved.)

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – A person was rescued after a vehicle accident that saw their truck crash off a bridge in Bedford Cunty on Saturday night, Forest Fire Department said.

FFD said they were dispatched to the accident just after 11 p.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, they found a pickup truck with an injured diver that had veered off the side of a small bridge with damage to the bridge’s railing.

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Authorities said the patient was cared for and stabilized with treatment of neck and back pain. The driver was then lifted in a stokes basket to the bridge platform and was transferred to an awaiting medical unit.


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