LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Around 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, the Louisville Metro Police Department responded to a call about a car on fire being driven into the river.
According to witnesses, the car was seen driving into the river from the Cox Park Boat ramp.
There was reportedly only one person in the car. Witnesses say he got out of the car once he drove it into the river, but was not able to get to land.
Louisville Fire and Rescue along with the LMPD Air Unit and River Patrol responded to the incident.
According to LMPD and Anchorage-Middletown Batallion Chief Richard Haines, the driver was rescued by a barge around Eva Bandman Park and has been transported to University Hospital with minor injuries.
The car was reportedly submerged in the river when crews arrived on the scene. The LMPD River Unit says the car has now been pulled out of the river, and the Metro Arson unit is investigating.
We don't know yet the cause of the fire or the reason the driver drove into the river.
We will update this story as more information is released.
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