The Concord Bridge
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There was no barrier. No gate. Just a few signs and a flexible pole that couldn’t stop a moving car.
The setup allowed a car to careen off Old Marlboro Road and onto the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, hitting a family of three from behind as they walked.
The trail incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on April 28, near the intersection of Old Marlboro and Williams Roads. The family — a Concord woman, her mother, and her child in a stroller — was walking north when the car struck them. Police Capt. Brian Goldman said the trio was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.