Four hurt in crash on I-93 in Randolph

By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent

RANDOLPH -- Four people were injured early this morning in a chain reaction accident on Interstate 93 south involving five vehicles, police said.

The southbound lanes of I-93 between Routes 28 and 24 were closed for more than an hour after the 2:20 a.m. crash, said Trooper Eric Benson, a State Police spokesman.

Four people were taken to area hospitals, including one who had been thrown out a car, but the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, Benson said.

The accident happened after a vehicle merging from Route 28 onto the highway struck another vehicle in the middle lane, Benson said. Both spun into the left lane and were hit by a third vehicle. As the occupants of the third vehicle were getting out of their car, it was struck by a fourth, throwing a passenger from the third car into the road.

The fourth vehicle then spun into the middle lane and hit a fifth vehicle, Benson said.

The southbound lanes of the highway were reopened at around 3:30 a.m.

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