A motorcyclist struck a concrete barrier on the Roosevelt Boulevard bridge over the Schuylkill and flipped off his bike early today, plunging 40 feet into a gorge under the highway, Philadelphia police said.
The 36-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was reported in extremely critical condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center.
Police said the motorcyclist had exited the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) at a “high rate of speed” and was northbound on the boulevard (US 1) at 2:15 a.m. when he apparently lost control, struck a concrete barrier and flew over the side.
He landed about 40 feet down on the East Falls side of the Schuylkill, said Officer Jillian Russell, a police spokeswoman.
