Pair of rush-hour accidents cleared after delays in downtown Bradenton, police say
A pair of Friday afternoon car accidents caused major traffic delays in Bradenton, according to the Bradenton Police Department.
The first crash occurred around 4:11 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Sixth Avenue and First Street East, police said in a message posted on social media. That crash cleared up around 5 p.m. Another crash happened just minutes later in the southbound lanes of the DeSoto Bridge.
Traffic was being diverted to avoid the accident on Sixth Avenue. The DeSoto Bridge crash temporarily blocked both southbound lanes. By 5:06 p.m., both southbound lanes were open.
According to police, the crash delayed traffic on the southbound and northbound lanes of the DeSoto Bridge.
This story was originally published February 5, 2021 at 4:41 PM.
