Driver Rescued After SUV Goes Down Embankment

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A driver was rescued after an SUV went over an embankment off a local interstate.

Police said the SUV somehow ended up hanging off the side of the embankment on Interstate 24 east at mile marker 52, near Interstate 440.

Officers got the driver out of the vehicle, in case the truck went off the edge. He was not seriously injured.

Traffic was backed up for a while as police sorted out the details.

It was still unclear how the SUV ended up on the embankment.

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