Good Samaritans are pictured on the scene last Thursday afternoon prior to first responders arriving.
Photo by Glen Casalaspro
OCEAN CITY More details
emerged this week on the single-
vehicle accident on northbound
Coastal Highway last Thursday af-
ternoon involving a small car hitting
a dislodged manhole cover in the
area of 48th Street causing the vehi-
cle to flip onto its roof.
Just before 2 p.m. last Thursday,
Ocean City Fire Department units
were dispatched to the area of 48th
Street and Coastal Highway for a
reported single-vehicle accident
with entrapment. The investigation
revealed a small, red, two-door ve-
hicle was heading north on Coastal
Highway in the area of 48th Street
when it struck a manhole cover that
was dislodged. The force of the light
vehicle hitting the open manhole
caused the vehicle to flip over on its
roof.
Ocean City Fire Department crews
and EMS worked to extricate the
unidentified driver from the vehicle.
The entrapped victim was removed
Manhole Cover `Popped Up' Causing Crash
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