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PHILADELPHIA – A body has been recovered from the debris of Sunday’s freeway collapse on a major highway in Philadelphia, authorities said Monday.<\/p>\n
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A spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Police said debris was discovered from the wreckage of the Interstate 95 collapse around 2pm EDT. WCAU-TV<\/a> reported The spokesman said the remains had not been “positively identified”.<\/p>\n Officials said the body has been turned over to the medical examiner and county coroner. WNEP-TV<\/a> reported<\/p>\n “A body was recovered from the (I-95) wreckage and turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner and authorities are in the process of identifying the remains,” State Police spokesman Myles Snyder said. CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania State Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a> that “I will defer to the medical examiner for comment.”<\/p>\n The indefinite closure of I-95 began Sunday after a tanker truck caught fire under the interstate, causing a partial collapse of the overhead lanes.<\/p>\n Carroll said the driver of the tractor-trailer was attempting to navigate a curve and lost control of the vehicle, which landed on its side, ruptured the tank and ignited the fire, the Researcher<\/a> reported<\/p>\n He said the bridge, which was 10 to 12 years old, was structurally sound before the accident, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n Family members and “separate sources” said. WPVI-TV<\/a> that the truck driver’s name is Nathaniel Moody.<\/p>\n In accordance with WTXF-TV<\/a>, Moody, 53, is a husband, father and experienced driver. Family members told the television station that the driver, who has 10 years of experience as a truck driver, was hauling fuel for a company in Pennsauken, New Jersey, at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n Officials have declined to identify the truck driver or the trucking company, the Researcher<\/a> reported<\/p>\n On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a disaster emergency proclamation after the collapse, WPVI-TV<\/a> reported <\/a><\/p>\n