SOMERVILLE- — A highway sign hanging over a major Boston roadway fell and hit a car below on Friday morning.
According to Massachusetts State Police, a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old Quincy woman was struck when the Green MassDOT sign toppled onto Interstate 93 north near Sullivan Square in Somerville shortly after 9:00 a.m.
The woman was not injured by the falling sign.
A Boston 25 News photographer captured highway workers loading the toppled sign onto the back of a truck.
In order to safely remove the sign, MassDOT restricted the two right travel lanes on I-93 northbound. The entirety of the highway sign was taken down at 3:30 p.m.
An investigation is underway to determine why the sign fell off its hinges.
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