One child was trapped in the car.
SPRINGFIELD – A 27-year-old woman and a 3-year-old child were taken to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries after their car was struck on Interstate 91 near the interchange of Interstate 291.
The injured woman’s car, a 1991 Buick Century, was pulled over on the side of the road when it was hit at about 10:45 p.m.,Saturday. The operator of the second car, a 2011 Honda, was Elizabeth Ramos, 27, of Springfield, said State Police Trooper Reid Bagley.
There were five people in the Buick, including three children. A 28-year-old passenger was uninjured and two other children were brought to the hospital with minor injuries. The 3-year-old had serious injuries, Bagley said.
Ramos was also uninjured, he said.
Police were assisted by the Springfield Fire Department, who were called to free the 3-year-old who was trapped in the car, Fire Department Spokesman Dennis G. Leger said.
The accident is under investigation by different departments of the Massachusetts State Police, Bagley said.