BREAKING: Multiple Injuries Reported After Truck Crashes Into Pedestrians

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A truck crashed into pedestrians on the sidewalk in downtown Boston, injuring multiple people.

Reports indicate at least two people are in critical condition.

“Kneeland Street between Washington St. & Tyler St. is currently closed due to a motor vehicle crash with injuries. Please seek an alternative route,” the Boston Police Department wrote.

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Per NBC Boston:

It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were hurt in total in the incident near the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Kneeland Street, reported about 12:48 p.m., according to a Boston police spokesman, who noted the investigation was very early. Asked if the incident appeared accidental, the spokesman said only that the investigation was very active.

Boston EMS said four people were taken to hospitals and another two were evaluated at the scene of the crash.

Firefighters freed the trapped driver of the truck from its cab, according to the Boston Fire Department, which noted the vehicle had hit multiple poles along the street and was stuck between one and a building.

“Companies responded to Kneeland & Harrison Ave for a truck that struck multiple poles and was wedged between a pole and the building . Firefighters used extrication tools to removed the trapped driver from the cab of truck,” the Boston Fire Department stated.

Daily Mail reports:

An aerial photograph from the scene published by WCVB shows a Penske truck overturned on a sidewalk with several firefighters stood close by.

Penske is an American company which provides truck rentals for moving home.

Another image shows the truck overturned outside Great Wall Kitchen Supplies store and Jiro’s Sushi, surrounded by debris strewn across the street.

The vehicle was badly damaged by the impact, with the frontage crumpled.

Boston Police said it slammed into a building before overturning.

Several emergency vehicles including ambulances, fire trucks, and police cruisers could be seen at the scene, which was cordoned off with police tape.

‘It was a bad accident, and hopefully those two people make it,’ Boston Deputy Fire Chief Steven Shaffer told independent news station WHDH.

Shaffer added that rescuers had to cut open the top of the truck in order to extricate the driver.



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