Two hospitalized after truck bursts into flames after failing to jump washed out bridge

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Two men men were hospitalized after attempting to jump their truck over a washed out bridge Tuesday morning near Cadiz.

The men, who work for a pipeline company,were not aware that the bridge was washed-out  on the National Trails Highway in Danby about 5 am Tuesday morning, according to Z107.7.

The truck’s axle caught fire after catching part of the trench when the vehicle came up short. The truck then burst into flames.

The men were able to escape from the vehicle and wee taken to a Las Vegas hospital with minor injuries.