Car goes off road along Boston Common, crashes down stairs near Frog Pond

A crash at the Boston Common is under investigation Wednesday morning after it appears a sedan drove down a set of stairs.The crash happened near the intersection of Beacon and Walnut streets near the Frog Pond. It appears the vehicle came down the hill on Walnut Street and crossed Beacon Street before going down the stairs of the Common. Boston EMS said the driver of the vehicle was injured and transported from the scene. There were no other reports of injuries. From Sky5, the dark-colored BMW sedan was seen at the bottom of a set of stairs in a snowbank with heavy front-end damage. The wrought-iron handrail and fencing along the stairs and roadway were also visibly mangled. There was also damage to the granite stairs.Sky5 Video: Car crashes onto Boston Common"There's actually quite a bit of damage to the stairs, the edge of the stairs, so that'll have to be some masonry repair. But the goal will be, I think, working together to try to have this space back up into 100% workable condition before the busy days of the summer. We'll see if that's possible," said a representative of the Friends of the Public Garden, the group that manages the historic park.A bollard from the top of the stairs was thrown about 100 feet away and was found in the snow between the gate and the Frog Pond. The crash is under investigation. The car has been removed, but traffic maps showed delays and backups in the area. An incident in 2014 sent a tractor trailer down the same stairs, but the driver said he was following his GPS navigation and his brakes failed when he tried to stop.