Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Bridge Observes Titanic Wreck

10 TV: A man was in critical condition Tuesday after his car plunged off Broad Street and landed on Interstate 71 below. The crash occurred at about 12:40 p.m… Witnesses said that the driver was seen clutching his chest as he drove through an intersection and over the Broad Street bridge over I-71.

Byrd Man Johnson said he watched in his rear view mirror as the car fell onto the freeway. The vintage Pontiac Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe landed on its top a short distance away from freeway traffic. The driver, who was not identified, was trapped inside.

Columbus Division of Fire Lt. Michael Sachs and other firefighters riding Ladder 8 were right behind the car when it crashed. The firefighters scrambled down the embankment and tore off the car's roof to reach the man inside.

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