FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A Massachusetts State Police trooper was injured Friday morning in a crash on the Mass Pike in Framingham that involved a tractor-trailer.
Few details have been released, but Massachusetts State Police told Boston 25 News the cruiser was hit by the tractor-trailer westbound in Framingham at the Edgell Road tank snow gate.
The force of the impact pushed the cruiser, which is a fully-marked SUV, over the guardrail and into the woods, according to state police.
The unidentified trooper was taken to UMass Medical Center in Worcester.
.@MassStatePolice cruiser hangs from crane after being pulled from embankment after crash. Trooper in hospital, TT driver escorted off Pike by State Police. #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/B5FuBsM8Wi
— Capturegirl (@jenyp) January 12, 2018
His condition wasn’t made available, but state police said he was conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital.
#MAtraffic Crash involving a TT-unit vs MSP cruiser, with injuries, I-90 WB in #Framingham at 114 mm. No lanes closed at this time.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) January 12, 2018
Will update as we can.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, which was registered out of Indiana, was not injured in the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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