Crime & Safety

Vehicle Fire, Life-Threatening Injuries The Result Of Cape Cod Crash

Three vehicles were involved in the crash that caused life-threatening injuries to a 23-year-old.

BOURNE, MA — One person suffered life-threatening injuries in what police called a serious crash on Cape Cod.

At approximately 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday, the Bourne Police Department began receiving 9-1-1 calls for a three-car motor vehicle crash on Scenic Highway between Edghill Road and Herring Pond Road.

Further reports indicated there were serious injuries, people entrapped in a vehicle and that a vehicle was on fire, police said.

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The Bourne Fire Department was first on scene and firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and immediately began to render life-saving care. Bourne police officers arrived shortly after and assisted in providing care and getting all involved parties transported to local area hospitals, officials said.

The involved vehicles all sustained heavy damage. The vehicles involved were a 2022 Red Hyundai Kona operated by a 23-year-old male party from Carver, a 2010 Blue Audi Q5, operated by a 46-year-old male from Lowell and a 2025 Green BMW X1 operated by a 53-year-old male from Truro.

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The male operator of the Hyundai Kona sustained serious, life-threatening injuries.

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