An eastbound driver on I-291 apparently slammed into a car parked along the shoulder of the highway, injuring one or more people. State police had little information about the incident early Sunday, and an agency spokesperson did not immediately return a phone message.
A two-car crash on Interstate 291 around 11 p.m. Saturday remains under investigation. People were reportedly injured in the incident, and Springfield firefighters had to extricate one or more victims from a vehicle. Authorities were unable to immediately verify how many people were injured, and where they were taken for treatment.SPRINGFIELD -- City firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to pry one or more accident victims injured in a serious car crash on Interstate 291 around 11 p.m. Saturday.
Preliminary reports indicated an eastbound motorist slammed into a car parked in the breakdown lane of I-291, but that information could not immediately be verified with Massachusetts State Police in Springfield.
A public safety official indicated that a baby or young child may have been a passenger in one of the vehicles.
A trooper reached at the Springfield barracks early Sunday said he had "no idea" what happened, and a sate police spokesperson in Framingham did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
More information will be posted on MassLive.com as it becomes available.