Crime & Safety

Pike Wrong-Way Driver Critically Hurt After Crashing Into Ambulance

The eastbound side of the Pike was shut down for about three hours Wednesday morning.

Four people were rushed to the hospital after a wrong-way driver crashed into an ambulance on the Massachusetts Turnpike early Wednesday morning.
Four people were rushed to the hospital after a wrong-way driver crashed into an ambulance on the Massachusetts Turnpike early Wednesday morning. (WBZ-TV)

NATICK, MA β€” Four people were rushed to the hospital after a wrong-way driver crashed into an ambulance on the Massachusetts Turnpike early Wednesday morning.

Massachusetts State Police said a trooper spotted the driver going west, speeding and weaving in and out of traffic on the eastbound side of the Pike just after 3 a.m. in Newton.

Another trooper set up a tire deflation device, but before the wrong-way driver stopped, the car slammed into an ambulance near Exit 13 and the Natick service area.

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