Driver in 'serious condition' after car went off bridge near Kalamazoo River

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TROWBRIDGE TWP. — One person had to be removed from a vehicle after it went off a bridge and onto a riverbank on the Kalamazoo River.

Allegan County Dispatch received a call reporting a vehicle had driven off a bridge around 6:17 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. When deputies arrived on Bridge Road near Primrose Place in Trowbridge Township, they found an SUV on the riverbank. The driver was inside, unconscious.

First responders removed the driver from the vehicle. The driver was taken to the hospital in “serious condition” for treatment.

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Investigation found the vehicle was headed south on Bridge Road when it hit the guardrail on the bridge. The vehicle continued along the guardrail, over the bridge and onto the bank of the Kalamazoo River.

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating. Speed and alcohol are believed to be possible factors, according to deputies.

Bridge Road between Primrose and 110th Avenue will be closed until the bridge is repaired.

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Driver in 'serious condition' after car went off bridge near Kalamazoo River