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Photo: Car Falls Off Bruckner Expressway Overpass
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 10, 2014
Modified Feb 10, 2014
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A car plunged off the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx this afternoon, crashing onto the street below. An FDNY spokesman tells us the vehicle "somehow exited the expressway" and fell shortly after 3 p.m. Two people sustained minor injuries, while one person was rushed to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Here's a photo from the scene:
Eli Nova, the witness who posted the dramatic photos to Instagram, says, "It was an older couple. I'm worried that the shock might make them go into cardiac arrest because they were holding their chests and in pain... Before anyone critiques, I made sure that 911 was called and that the passenger and driver were okay before taking any pictures or posting."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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