The operator of a moped sustained minor injuries Saturday afternoon in a crash on Beach Road in Edgartown near Big Bridge.
Edgartown Police Sgt. Michael Snowden said police responded to the scene at 2:09 pm. The operator hit soft sand, and lost control of the moped, he said. The man was taken to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, he said.
The accident caused a traffic snarl on the road, which runs along State Beach.