5 hospitalized after Hopkinton crash

By Kate Augusto, Globe Staff

Three youths and two adults were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and traffic was stopped for a half hour this morning, after a two-car collision on 495 South, according to state police.

Just before 7:30 this morning, state police responded to the two-vehicle crash on 495 South, just before Route 85. A preliminary investigation found that an adult female driving a 2000 Honda Odyssey in the left lane lost control and struck a 2007 Toyota Sequoia traveling in the center lane. The Honda then rolled to its right several times, resting in the breakdown lane, while the Toyota spun out and came to rest in the right travel lane

The operator of the Honda and another adult female in the front passenger seat, both of whom were wearing seatbelts, were extricated by Fire and Emergency Medical personnel. Those two, along with a juvenile who was ejected from the car, were taken by helicopter to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester with serious injuries. Two other youths were removed from the Honda by motorists and transported by ambulance to Milford Hospital with serious injuries.

It is unclear whether the juveniles were wearing seatbelts, said State police trooper Eric Benson. Cristen K. Beard, the 36-year-old operator of the Toyota, was not injured.

The southbound lanes of 495 were closed for a half-hour to provide a safe landing area for the medical helicopters. The right lane of 495 South was also closed for 3 hours.

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