Traffic & Transit
Woman Airlifted After Wayland Crash Along Route 30
The crash late Tuesday night also knocked out power to homes near the scene.
WAYLAND, MA — A woman was critically injured late Tuesday night after a crash along Route 30 in Wayland.
The Wayland Fire Department reported the crash around 11 p.m. across from the Loker Recreation Area along Commonwealth Road. The woman crashed into a utility pole, and had to be extricated from the car, the department said.
The woman was taken to a hospital by a helicopter after she was removed from the car.
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The crash also caused a small power outage in the vicinity of Route 30 and Willow Brook Road, according to Eversource.
Medflight transporting one female patient with critical injuries. Route 30 to remain closed for repairs to utilities. pic.twitter.com/yc8HKNh9G6
— Wayland Fire (@WaylandFire) August 3, 2022
This is the second serious crash involving a power outage in Wayland recently. Route 27 was shut down for hours Thursday north of the Route 126 intersection after a serious accident involving an SUV and a construction vehicle. Those vehicles also took down a utility pole.
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