Car Plunges Into Trench At Construction Site In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - An elderly man suffered minor injuries after driving into a construction zone in Brooklyn Wednesday morning.
The car went through a barricade and into a trench at Avenue V and Bedford Ave just before noon in Sheepshead Bay.
The car plunged into a trench and had to be hoisted out by a crane.
#FDNY members are operating on scene of an overturned vehicle in a trench at a construction site at Avenue V and Bedford Ave #Brooklyn. There is 1 non-life-threatening injury to a civilian reported. pic.twitter.com/7HWyb45agI
— FDNY (@FDNY) November 14, 2018
The driver, 89, was pulled out and taken to the hospital in good condition.
A towing company works to pull a car out of a hole in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - after an elderly man drove into a construction zone and suffered minor injuries. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/GBebEMtMe0
— Natalie Duddridge (@NatDuddridgeTV) November 14, 2018
The road was closed to allow for worn on the sewer system, officials said. No workers were injured.
Car is now out of the hole, but top of the crane almost hit an overhead powerline as they were pulling it away @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/KGZtt5jSjr
— Natalie Duddridge (@NatDuddridgeTV) November 14, 2018