Worcester officer suffers severe eye injury in 3-car crash
“The cruiser was severely damaged on both sides and the officer was trapped inside."
A Worcester police officer was taken to a hospital with severe injuries after a three-car crash trapped him in his unmarked cruiser Tuesday afternoon.The officer was driving the cruiser south on Grove Street at about 1:15 p.m. when a Subaru Impreza drove through a stop sign on Chester Street and struck the cruiser’s passenger side, according to a release. The collision pushed the cruiser into the way of oncoming traffic at the corner of Grove and Chester streets, and a Honda Civic then collided with the cruiser’s driver side.
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“The cruiser was severely damaged on both sides and the officer was trapped inside,” police say. “After being treated by medics, he was transported to the hospital with several injuries, including a severe eye injury.”
The drivers of the Impreza and Civic were also transported to the hospital, and all vehicles were towed for processing, according to police. The investigation is ongoing.
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