Crime & Safety

Single Car Rollover Crash in Stoughton Sends One to Hospital via MedFlight

The accident occurred Friday, April 13 at 10:50 p.m. on Page St. in Stoughton.

The driver of a car was transported to the hospital via MedFlight late Friday evening, after a rollover car crash on Page St. in Stoughton.

A car left the roadway and rolled over several times at 10:50 p.m. on April 13. The crash occurred at 391 Page St., Captain Doug Campbell of the Stoughton Fire Department said.

The vehicle was found on its side so stabilizing rescue jacks needed to be used to prevent the car from tipping over. Then the Jaws of Life were used to extract the driver from the car. The driver was the lone occupant in the vehicle.

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The extraction process took about 30 minutes, Campbell said.

The patient was said to be alert and oriented, according to Campbell.

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After the extraction, the patient was then transported to on Page St., where a MedFlight landing zone had been cleared. The patient was then airlifted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston via MedFlight.

Stoughton and responded to the scene.

This is the second rollover accident in as many days in Stoughton, with another taking place on on the afternoon of April 12. Another rollover crash occurred on on April 5. All were single car accidents.

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