Leominster Police, Fire and EMS responded to a rollover that was the result of a two-vehicle collision on Route 12 near the Marshall’s plaza at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the pictured vehicle was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries. No injuries were reported with the other driver, whose vehicle appeared to have only minor damages. (GARY FOURNIER)
Motor vehicle accident
Car crash uproots traffic light Monday morning
At about 9:30 a.m. Monday morning a blue Cadillac crossover and a pickup truck collided with each other at the intersection of Main Street and High Street in Leominster and took out a traffic light. While the driver of the blue vehicle was transported from the scene, no injuries were reported from the driver of the pickup truck. (GARY FOURNIER)
Fitchburg woman injured in motorcycle accident in NH
MASON, N.H. — A 32-year-old Fitchburg woman transported with serious injuries when her motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Wednesday evening, according to State Police.
At about 8 p.m. on Aug. 23, State Police Troop B Barracks responded to the intersection of Rt. 124 and Rt. 31 for a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck. Upon arrival, it was determined that a 2009 Ford F-250 was traveling eastbound on Rt.124 and a 2021 Kawasaki ZR900 motorcycle was traveling southbound on route Rt. 31 when the vehicles collided.
The Fitchburg woman was transported to Eliot Hospital to be treated for serious injuries. No update on her condition was reported as of deadline.
The operator of the F-250, a 55-year-old male, was not reported injured from the collision.
State Police did yet indicate fault for the collision. At the request of the Troop B Barracks, the Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Unit (C.A.R.) responded to the scene and assisted with the investigation. The Mason Fire Department assisted on scene as well.
All aspects of the collision remain under investigation and anyone who may have witnessed the crash are urged to contact Trooper Madelynn Davis at Madelynn.M.Davis@dos.nh.gov or (603) 223-3777.
Roadside shooting causes three-car accident on River Street
FITCHBURG — Police have not yet named a suspect in the roadside shooting that caused a three-car accident Tuesday afternoon but did say they believe it to be an isolated incident.
According to Police Captain Christopher Garcia, a car, being driven by a mother, 63, with her son, 22, was shot at three times while turning off River Street onto Sheldon Street Tuesday at 1 p.m. Directly after the three shots hit the passenger-side door, the sedan collided with the vehicle in front of it, as well as another.
Two people were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries, one being the 63-year-old driver of the sedan and the other being a passenger of another vehicle. The injuries were caused exclusively by the car accident.
Police couldn’t confirm any connection between the passengers of the vehicle shot at and the suspect or suspects but wanted the public to know that they don’t believe the incident was random.
“I will say that the shooting appears to be isolated,” said Garcia.
Police closed off a portion of the intersection of River Street and Sheldon Street and opened the area back up roughly two hours later. The accident is currently under investigation by the department’s detective unit and they have not yet announced the apprehension of a suspect in connection with the shooting.
Driver transported to hospital after going over embankment in Leominster
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
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.
