Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Route 291 in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
What Happened: A car and a tractor-trailer collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of car
- Passenger in car
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, injured
- Passenger in car, injured
Details:
On or about Friday, May 7th, 2021, around 2:00 in the morning, an accident between a car and a tractor-trailer sent two people to the hospital. Authorities from the area said the accident was reported along Route 291 in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Police said two as-of-yet unidentified people were injured when the car they were in and an 18-wheeler collided under unspecified circumstances. Emergency responders transported the driver and passenger in the car to a nearby hospital to be treated for unspecified injuries stemming from the accident. Officers did not mention any other vehicles in their initial statement on the crash.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is not far from the Massachusetts Turnpike, just a short distance north of downtown Springfield.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene of the accident.