falling particles closes lanes to George Washington Bridge – NBC New York
One particular person was hospitalized throughout the Wednesday morning rush hour after extra falling particles fell from the Cross Bronx Expressway.
The particles got here down on the driving force round 8 a.m., from the ceiling over a westbound lane of the expressway resulting in the decrease stage of the George Washington Bridge.
The injured particular person was rushed to a close-by hospital however was anticipated to outlive, FDNY officers stated.
Westbound lanes had been closed all through the day Wednesday whereas crews made the mandatory repairs.
The incident marks the second time inside per week that falling particles hit a automotive alongside the Cross Bronx Expressway.
Final week, dashcam video caught the second a big of concrete fell from an underpass in entrance of a car. The motive force stated that the automotive needed to be towed as a result of it sustained appreciable injury.
Luckily, nobody was injured.
