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BREAKING NEWS - Multi-Vehicle Accident on Sagamore Bridge during holiday rush

Sagamore Bridge closed for an hour, traffic basked up 15 miles on Route 3


Firefighters treat one of several victims at an accident scene on the Sagamore Bridge Friday afternoon.

"I saw the black SUV flying in the air..." Maria Francescon of Mansfield descibing the view through her windshield.

BOURNE - 63-year-old Stephen Woodman of Brookline drove up the on ramp at the eastbound lane of Roure 6 near the Christmas Tree Shop around 2:30 Friday afternoon, crossed the two lanes of traffic heading off-Cape over the bridge, and continued head-on into cars coming onto Cape Cod.

In hitting one car head-on, Woodman's SUV flew into the air, turning over in flight, and landed on the front of a car driven by Lily Ng of Brighton.

The ensuing pile-up claimed four vehicles and closed the bridge for an hour during the annual Fourth of July traffic jam leaving  Woodman's SUV three feet above the pavement with the back end of his vehicle hanging over the edge of the bridge,

There were several reported injuries. The accident happened around 2:30 PM Friday (07-03-09).

Woodman was taken to Jordon Hospital in Plymouth and both Ngs to Cape Cod Hospital.

The Sagamore Bridge was closed down for over an hour as rescue crews and police cleared the scene and traffic was backed up for 15 miles on Route 3 southbound coming towards Cape.

(Video and photos by David G. Curran)

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07/03/09 @ 4:42 pm
Monponsett [Member] writes:
I broke this story in the comments section before you got to it, Old Man.
07/03/09 @ 6:15 pm
Peter Walker [Member] writes:
And Sarah Palin just announced she will resign. Back to you in the studio Richard.
07/03/09 @ 6:22 pm
bipr [Member] writes:
And I want updates on the closed ponds in Brewster and Harwich.

Glad I wasn't driving down today!
07/03/09 @ 6:37 pm
numah [Member] writes:
Morons going 55 in the bridge center lanes six inches between life and death. Please, tear down this wall. (oops I meant bridge)
07/03/09 @ 7:05 pm
Monponsett [Member] writes:
It's the goddamned liberals fault, for building that stupid bridge.
07/03/09 @ 7:28 pm
legalizeit [Member] writes:
Yeah. Monponsett!! Preach it!!
07/04/09 @ 9:39 am
nursenancy [Member] writes:
Lets be honest. Its not the bridge's fault. 9 out of 10 times its the drivers who cause the accidents. Its either drinking and driving or driving foolishly.
People have to take responsiblity for their actions. Drive safe your life and the lives of others depends on it.
07/04/09 @ 9:46 am
tbird [Member] writes:
This is one scary bridge to cross! What happened to the official state posted signs that said "Stay right except to pass"? The signs came down (WHY?) and the SUVs etc., etc. started aggressively hogging the left lane. If you are heading to Boston from the Outer Cape, let's say, you literally see the left lane being hogged, mostly SUVs, all the way to downtown Boston.If the fellow who caused this latest accident over the Sag Bridge was not hogging the left lane, ESPECIALLY dangerous on the canal bridges because they're antiques, maybe this accident would not have happened. Personally, I always slow down and stay to the right over the canal bridges and don't temp fate by being in that left lane!
07/06/09 @ 5:10 pm
nursenancy [Member] writes:
Yes Tbird its true I always try to stay right when traveling over the bridge. And you are right some of these people with big cars take over two lanes with no consideration to the safety of other drivers.
07/06/09 @ 9:52 pm
capeyoga [Member] writes:
Last weekend as we were trying to leave the Cape over the Bourne Bridge, someone in a car infront of us stopped for a while, changed her mind as we entered the bridge and decided she might back up????? Stuff like that completely boggles me. We all lived to tell the story.
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