CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was rushed to the hospital Friday after Clearwater authorities said he crashed his moped into a wall and was thrown off an overpass.

Multiple 911 calls reporting the crash started pouring into dispatch around 6:21 p.m., according to a spokesperson for the City of Clearwater.

Officials said the moped rider was heading south on U.S. 19, near Seville Boulevard, when he crashed into a retaining wall on the overpass. He was then thrown over the wall and landed on the access road below.

First responders rushed the man to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital as a trauma alert with potential life-threatening injuries. There was no further word on his condition.

One southbound lane of U.S. 19 was closed while authorities investigated. One lane of the access road was

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