Crime & Safety
2 Badly Injured In Fiery Worcester Crash
A man and woman were hospitalized after being pulled from a flaming, overturned car, police said.
WORCESTER, MA — Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries Monday after a fiery single-vehicle crash in Worcester.
In a news release, Worcester police said a man and woman in an SUV were traveling on Sunderland Road near Maranda Street when the driver lost control of the car around 4:45 p.m.
The car left the roadway, struck a tree and flipped before catching fire, police said. The man and woman were trapped inside the burning vehicle.
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Fire department and EMS workers removed the man and woman from the car before taking them to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Both had serious injuries.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing. No further information was immediately available.
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