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Nurse rescued after car slides off icy Mass. bridge into river

On Monday night, Mahin Abazari, emergency department nurse, drove on icy Myrtle Street when her car slid off a bridge into the Sudbury River; rescuers pulled her through the windshield, leaving her uninjured.
Avoiding a second vehicle, Abazari said she 'totally lost control' before the car launched off a snowbank through a wooden guardrail and down a 20-foot embankment.
Grabbing her phone, she said `I reached to my phone, it was connected to the charger, so I just grabbed it, thank God it wasn't stuck anywhere,` and she was able to call 911, while the first police car on scene initially missed the submerged vehicle.
Officials credited the quick rescue and the recovered brand-new Subaru for averting a fatal outcome, noting it "could have been a totally different outcome," while Ashland Fire Chief Keith Robie will recommend stronger barriers to the town.
Grateful and shaken, Abazari said `I don't know how& how I survived, it was like a miracle,` and she reported only a sore neck, prompting calls from community safety advocates for better protections.

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