UPDATED: 8 Injured When Elderly Driver Crashes BMW Into Auction House Crowd

Originally posted on October 9. Updated for the morning newsletter on Oct. 10.

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Emergency crews responded to Adesa, the auto auction site near Framingham Fire headquarters, Friday morning, Oct. 9, after a report of a Framingham man, 78, hired to drive a BMW SUV during an auction, crashed into a crowd during the auction, said Framingham Police Lt. Stephen Cronin.

Seven people at the auction suffered minor “walking wounded” type injuries said Lt. Cronin, and were transported to MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham by Framingham, Natick, and Ashland ambulances.

The BMW hit five parked cars and eight individuals in the crowd for the auction, before the car struck a cinder block wall, said Lt. Cronin.

One of the individuals in the crowd struck was dragged by the vehicle and was underneath that vehicle, when it struck the wall, said Lt. Cronin

Originally, police thought that eighth individual injured was hurt when cinder blocks from the wall fell onto him, said Lt. Cronin, but video showed that man was dragged by the BMW.

A tow truck driver from Smitty’s in Framingham, helped rescue the man, said Lt. Cronin. Sam Cerulo of Natick used his vehicle to lift blocks and the BMW of the injured, unnamed male.

That male was transported by medical helicopter to Mass General Hospital in Boston, said Lt. Cronin. His injuries are unknown.

The driver of the BMW is cooperating with police, said the Lt. He was conscious and coherent at the scene and did not appear to suffer from a medical condition when driving, said Lt. Cronin.

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