Lexington ,KY : Body of truck driver found under bridge after fiery crash in central Kentucky on Monday ,June 8th 2015

The body of a truck driver has been found under the Interstate 75 bridge where his vehicle caught fire after a crash.

Police told media that they are trying to determine how the man's body ended up under the Clay's Ferry bridge along the Fayette-Madison county line. His identity was not released.

Firefighters said the tractor-trailer was hauling a large piece of electrical equipment.

Police said their preliminary investigation found that the truck driver lost control of the vehicle, hit a barrier and then the truck caught fire. Leaking fuel then caused a couple of explosions.

Fire officials say about 100 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the Kentucky River.

The crash and fire slowed traffic along I-75 for hours on Monday.



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Authorities find body of truck driver under bridge after fiery crash in central Kentuckyr