Medical helicopter called in for crash along Route 9 in Amherst

Medical helicopter called in for crash along Route 9 in Amherst
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AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Emergency crews are on the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Amherst.

Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren said that a tractor-trailer and car collided near Belchertown Road and Harkness Road, near the Amherst-Pelham town line, around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicles, he added, came to a rest in a nearby wooded area.

One person has been taken to an area hospital, while another person is reportedly trapped in the car and a medical helicopters is on the way to take that person to the hospital.

Drivers may see delays through the area while emergency crews remail on-scene.

Western Mass News has a crew on the way to the scene and will have more information as it becomes available.

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