Traffic & Transit

Car Goes Off Zakim Bridge, Lands On Ramp Below; Driver Survives

The driver was alert and conscious when police arrived, but was taken to a hospital with potentially serious injuries.

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A driver went off the Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge on I-93 southbound and landed on the Leverett Ramp below.
A driver went off the Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge on I-93 southbound and landed on the Leverett Ramp below. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

BOSTON — A Lynnfield man drove off the Zakim Bridge and landed 25 feet below on an on-ramp Friday, Massachusetts State Police confirmed.

The 19-year-old driver was alert and conscious when police arrived, but was taken to a hospital with potentially serious injuries.

The vehicle was traveling southbound on Interstate 93, drove off the Beacon Hill Bridge and landed on the Leverett Connector Ramp below.

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As of Saturday, police had no information on the cause of the crash and no updates on the driver's condition.

Video obtained by NBC Boston shows the car going off the birdge.

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