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Man injured in Suffolk crash after tree branch falls on vehicle

The crash happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday on the southbound lanes of Bridge Road.
Credit: City of Suffolk
Person seriously hurt in Suffolk crash on Bridge Road

SUFFOLK, Va. — The Suffolk Police Department said a man was hurt and had to be extricated from his vehicle after a tree branch fell and hit it Wednesday.

A release from the city said the crash happened just after 2 p.m. on the southbound lanes of Bridge Road.

Suffolk Fire & Rescue teams sent the man to the hospital after helping him out of the vehicle. There was a passenger in the car, too, who had minor injuries that they treated on site.

The city didn't share the driver's name. The city originally said the driver's injuries were critical. On Thursday, they said he's at a hospital in "good condition."

The road was closed and police officers alternated traffic along Bridge Road.

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