2 men seriously injured in Route 3 crash in Plymouth

The Plymouth Fire Department says it took 20 minutes to free the driver from the vehicle, who was then flown by medical helicopter to a Rhode Island trauma center; the passenger was also seriously injured

A vehicle crashed into the woods off Route 3 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Sunday night, seriously injuring both men inside, including the driver, who was trapped.

The Plymouth Fire Department responded to Route 3 around 8:11 p.m. for a report of a single-vehicle crash with entrapment and found one vehicle that had gone off the southbound lanes of the road, into the woods.

The driver of the vehicle, an adult male, was heavily entrapped, and it took about 20 minutes for firefighters to free him using hydraulic extrication tools, the fire department said. He was flown by Boston MedFlight to a Rhode Island trauma center.

The passenger, another adult male, was also seriously injured in the crash and treated by firefighters. He was taken by ambulance to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, the fire department said.

There was no immediate word on what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway.

Massachusetts State Police are investigating.

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