ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A man was seriously injured Monday evening while performing vehicle maintenance when a second vehicle crashed into the rear of his vehicle, according to a Davenport Police Department news release.
Around 4:49 p.m., Davenport Police and Fire, Rock Island Police and Fire and Rock Island Arsenal Ambulance responded to the Centennial Bridge to a report of a personal injury crash.
The early investigations revealed that a vehicle had become disabled on the bridge due to mechanical issues while traveling on the Illinois-bound lanes. The male driver was attempting to perform maintenance in front of his vehicle when it was struck from behind by another vehicle.
The man was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the second vehicle, an adult male, sustained minor injuries.
The Centennial Bridge was closed for around an hour and has since reopened. The incident remains under investigation.
Original Story
An accident on the Centennial Bridge, connecting Davenport and Rock Island, led to a complete closure of both lanes of traffic and the pedestrian bridge, according to Quad City Fire Wire.
The closure started around 5:30 p.m. Monday night. News 8 was informed by a viewer around 6:16 p.m. that the entrance to the bridge was closed on the Rock Island side.
News 8 has reached out to the Davenport and Rock Island police departments for more information but has yet to hear back.
Around the same time as the closure Monday evening, the Illinois-bound side of the I-74 bridge was backed up almost all the way to the Locust Street ramp as people tried to exit onto River Drive in Moline, according to a News 8 employee. A photo of that backup can be found below from News 8's BridgePointe camera.
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