Several injured in multi-vehicle crash on Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK -- One person was critically injured in a multi-car crash on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
It happened around 3 p.m. in the Brooklyn-bound lanes.
Lanes to Brooklyn were shut down for several hours, and traffic was backed up all the way to the on-ramps in Lower Manhattan.
All lanes were back open around 7:15 p.m.
A 30-year-old man was taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries. He is expected to survive.
Police say six other people were treated on the scene.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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