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Billerica Robbery Suspects Crash Into Pole Running From Police

The two suspects are now hospitalized after police say they crashed their car into a telephone pole trying to evade capture Monday.

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Police say the car crashed into a telephone pole, ripping down electrical wires near an apartment complex after attempting to flee the scene.
Police say the car crashed into a telephone pole, ripping down electrical wires near an apartment complex after attempting to flee the scene. (Billerica Police Department)

BILLERICA, MA — Two robbery suspects were sent to the hospital after police say they crashed their car into a telephone pole in Billerica attempting to flee police early Monday morning.

Police responded to a call of a reported robbery at Speedway Gas Station on Boston Road around 4 a.m.

The Billerica Police Department says police found a shattered glass door and saw a car fleeing quickly away when they got to the scene.

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Officers immediately followed the car, watching as they crashed into several trash cans, leaving trash strewn across the road.

The car later crashed into a telephone pole, ripping down electrical wires near an apartment complex.

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A man and woman were removed from the wreck and taken to a Burlington hospital.

Police have not released any information on their condition.

No additional information was made immediately available.

The crash and robbery remain under investigation.

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