A 38-year-old woman was gravely injured after falling from a pedestrian bridge onto the pavement in an incident reported during the afternoon of Monday, November 2 on PR-3, kilometer 37.5, in Luquillo. The Puerto Rico Police Bureau said a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted authorities to the situation. Arriving at the scene, officers found the woman, who reportedly suffered multiple fractures in both legs and in the femur area from the fall.
Authorities did not specify the circumstances under which the fall occurred. Paramedics from State Emergency Medical Services gave her first aid, while Luquillo Rescue and Emergency Management personnel worked to coordinate her transfer. She was then transported by Aeromed to the Río Piedras Medical Center, where her condition was described as critical.