For the second time in nine days, a car jumped off the ramp of the Ed Koch (Queensboro Bridge), crashing into the Villa de Beaute hair salon in Long Island City.
Police say that the unidentified 39-year-old male driver lost control of the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta he was driving on the outer roadway (lower level) on Wednesday, April 6 at about 4 a.m. According to reports, he lost an arm and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. His female passenger, 40, reportedly suffered a severe head injury and was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The driver was arrested and police say charges are pending.
It was on March 28 that a 68-year-old man was killed in a similar accident.
Anthony Buscemi was pronounced dead on the scene when a 2007 Volkswagen landed in front of the Villa de Beauté hair.
The driver, a 35-year-old man, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, though reports claim he may have lost an arm. The car’s passenger, a 31-year-old woman, was taken to Cornell Hospital.
