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Motor vehicle accident

Driver transported to hospital after going over embankment in Leominster

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LEOMINSTER — A woman was transported to Leominster Hospital after her vehicle went off the road Wednesday afternoon.

According to the emergency radio broadcast, police and fire responded around 2:30 p.m. The driver’s minivan went over an embankment and rolled onto its side. Members of the Leominster Police and Fire Departments worked to extricate the woman from the vehicle before transporting her to Leominster Hospital by ambulance. The extent of the driver’s injuries are unknown and she was believed to be wearing her seatbelt.

Further information on the accident was not immediately available from the Leominster Police Department.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the day of the crash. The crash happened on Wednesday.

One person injured in rollover on John Fitch Highway

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FITCHBURG — One person was injured Tuesday after a two-vehicle incident along John Fitch Highway.

The Police Department and Fire Department responded to 118 John Fitch Highway around 1:04 p.m. Tuesday afternoon where a truck had swerved and rolled over. After police secured the area, the injured operator was transported by ambulance to a local medical facility for treatment of “non-life-threatening injuries,” according to Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Roy, who said he was delayed arriving at the scene.

Later, in an email, FPD Captian and Public Information Officer Christopher Garcia said the accident was “still under investigation” and described the operator’s injuries as “minor.”

After they were transported, the overturned vehicle was quickly and safely removed from the road by Aldrich Auto Body & Repair, according to Roy.

Later, he described the accident as “routine” and said the incident appeared to be just that: an accident.

“I don’t want to say it was ‘simple,’ no accident is ‘simple,’” Roy said. “But that’s all this was, really, just an accident.”

“A bad rollover, but luckily nothing too major,” he said.

Car causes minor damage to Litchfield Street home in Leominster

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LEOMINSTER — Subpar brakes appear to be the reason behind a car causing minor damage to a Litchfield Street home on Friday morning.

According to the emergency radio broadcast, the city’s police and fire departments were dispatched to 455 Litchfield St. around 7 a.m. for a motor vehicle accident.

Police Chief Aaron Kennedy said the driver of a 2007 Volvo XC90 was traveling on Litchfield Street when he came upon a school bus with the stop sign extended and children getting on board.

“He swerved and by doing that he swerved to the side of the road. He went over the lawn, over a small stone wall, caught the side of the house, and then went down a tiny embankment into a fence,” Kennedy said of the driver.

Because the driver admitted to officers that his vehicle’s brakes being subpar, Kennedy said the driver was found to be at fault. The finding will help cover the cost of repairs for the homeowners, which appear to be minor.

The driver did not require transport to an area hospital and appeared to be uninjured in the accident.

Logging truck breaks telephone pole on Willard Street in Leominster

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LEOMINSTER — A telephone pole was snapped in half, bringing down live wires on Willard Street on Monday afternoon.

According to the emergency radio broadcast, the accident happened at 1:30 p.m. in the vicinity of 650 Willard St. The pole was struck by a truck hauling logging equipment. Leominster fire and police departments responded soon thereafter.

Fire Chief Robert Sideleau said the truck was traveling west on Willard Street when it was attempting to turn left. The truck’s equipment caught the electrical wires on the telephone pole. He said National Grid had been contacted and would work to replace the pole so the truck could move.

Despite the damage to the pole, Sideleau said the lines didn’t break and power remained on.

Sideleau said the road would be closed for an extended period but people were still able to access their homes from entering the back way.

At press time, the road had not been reopened.

Correspondent Gary Fournier contributed to this report. 

Driver uninjured in Friday morning rollover accident in Leominster

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LEOMINSTER — A driver was uninjured in a Friday morning rollover accident at the intersection of Central and Willard streets.

According to the emergency radio broadcast, the accident occurred around 7 a.m. Police Chief Aaron Kennedy said a 2017 Toyota RAV4 was traveling from the Sterling direction.

“[The car] hit a patch of ice going up that hill in that area, then it slid to the side and hit the embankment right about at the intersection and rolled on its side,” Kennedy said.

Gerry Lally, an employee at nearby United Solutions, came upon the accident shortly after it happened. Lally helped the driver get out of the vehicle by getting the airbags out of the way unharmed.

Kennedy said the driver declined further treatment at an area hospital and no transport was needed. The Fitchburg Fire Department provided mutual aid on scene.

After the accident, Kennedy said officers called the Department of Public Works to treat the icy patch of road. All parties agreed the icy road was the cause of the accident.

Despite the car landing on its roof and airbags deploying, Kennedy said the driver was able to self-extricate and escape without injury. He added the driver declined further treatment at an area hospital and no transport was needed. The Fitchburg Fire Department provided mutual aid on scene.

While the city had seen its fair share of bad weather over the past week and there had been accidents, Kennedy said the city was fortunate none were too serious.

“We don’t want anybody to get hurt,” he said.

The driver of a 2017 Toyota RAV4 was uninjured in a rollover accident in the area of Central and Willard streets on Friday morning in Leominster. (GARY FOURNIER/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)
The driver of a 2017 Toyota RAV4 was uninjured in a rollover accident in the area of Central and Willard streets on Friday morning in Leominster. (GARY FOURNIER/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

No major injuries in Wednesday crash on Main Street in Leominster

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LEOMINSTER — No major injuries were sustained in a head on collision in the vicinity of 1400 Main St. on Wednesday.

Police Chief Aaron Kennedy said the collision occurred between a 2004 Nissan Pathfinder was traveling north on Main Street and a 2013 BMW 550i was traveling into the city from Lunenburg. The driver of the Nissan Pathfinder was transported to Leominster Hospital with an undisclosed injury.

The cause of the crash is unknown.