A horrific accident sent an infant flying into the waters of Assawoman Bay. Seven others were reportedly injured in the crash.
A tragic car accident on a bridge Sunday afternoon left eight injured, including one infant who was ejected from a vehicle and sent straight into the waters of Assawoman Bay below. According to WJLA, the incident occurred in Ocean City, Maryland just before 3:00 p.m. on the Route 90 bridge. Upon arrival, authorities found several people injured while one of the vehicles teetered over the bridge’s guardrail, tenuously balanced on its edge. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Ocean City Fire Department wrote that « a Good Samaritan immediately jumped over the guardrail and into the bay, rescuing the infant. » They called the event a « mass casualty incident » which reportedly « upgraded » the crash’s status to warranting a « rescue response.
