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Vehicle Plunges 50 Feet From The 2nd Street Bridge On To Appian Wy
By Jackawa Jackson | February 6, 2009
At 2:07 am on the morning of February 6, Long Beach Fire Department units responded to 5839 Appian Way to a reported vehicle over a bridge. Upon arrival, they found a 27 year old male had driven his car through the guard rail of the 2nd Street bridge and plunged nearly 50 feet to the street below. The vehicle landed on its roof in a planter. Tragically, the driver was killed by the force of the impact. It took the Long Beach USAR team and Truck 14 nearly20 minutes to cut the victim from the wreckage. The scene was then left in the hands of the police department. Engine 8, Truck 14, Rescue 14, BC 2, USAR and Engine 6 responded to this incident.
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