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Sneeze Lands Driver In Boston Area River

ALLSTON, Mass. (CBS) ― A pickup truck went off Soldiers Field Road into the Charles River when the driver sneezed, the state Department of Recreation and Conservation said.

The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m in Allston, a community west of Boston.

The truck was submerged, but the driver, Andrew Hansom, 42, of Weymouth, got himself out and swam to shore, State Police said.

Hansom was taken to a hospital as a precaution but appeared to be unhurt, State Police said. 

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