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Seven people are in the hospital after a multi-car crash involving a logging truck on a highway in Massachusetts on Monday morning.
Police say the crash happened just before 10 a.m., heading west on Route 2 in Phillipston.
Seven cars and a truck collided, causing one of the cars to catch fire. The accident sent six people to nearby hospitals for serious injuries. A seventh person is being treated at a Worcester hospital for life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been released.
WBZ-TV’s helicopter flew over the crash and saw that a construction vehicle, a van, and two trucks were also involved in the crash.
Route 2 was closed in both directions in Templeton and Phillipston while police responded to the crash. It has since reopened. The cause of the crash had not been released. Massachusetts State Police are investigating.
Phillipston is over 30 miles from Worcester and just under 80 miles from Boston.
Riley Rourke is a digital producer for CBS Boston. She has worked at WBZ-TV since graduating from Emerson College in 2023.
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