The moose, whose weight and gender were unavailable, was killed on impact, while the motorist was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Noble Hospital in Westfield, said Massachusetts State Trooper Jason Sternfield.
BLANDFORD – An eastbound driver on the Massachusetts Turnpike struck and killed a moose at about 3:30 a.m. Monday, police said.
The driver was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Noble Hospital in Westfield, but the moose was killed on impact, said Massachusetts State Police Trooper Jason Sternfield.
The collision took place in the eastbound lane near the 24½-mile marker, located west of the Blandford service plaza between exits 2 and 3.
The car was seriously damaged and had to be towed from the scene, Sternfield said. Massachusetts Department of Transportation crews cleaned up the remains of the moose.
The weight and gender of the moose were unavailable. Sternfield said he could not recall the last time one of the animals was struck and killed by a driver on the turnpike.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of the Blandford service plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike, where a moose was struck and killed by a motorist west of the rest stop early Monday morning: