Milford man air-lifted to hospital after being pinned between moving car and utility truck, police say
Milford Police Department Dispatch Supervisor Jason Covino told the Globe the 'freak accident' happened 9:30 a.m. on Grove Street, which officials closed from Forest Street to Franklin Street as the collision is investigated.
The accident happened near a curb, Corcoran said. But it's unknown if the man, whose identity has not been released, was trying to park, she said.
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Milford police and fire department officers responded to the crash, authorities said, and 'rendered aid' to the man, who suffered 'chest trauma and internal injuries,'
The Milford Police Department and the district attorney's office could not provide an update on the condition of the man, who was taken via Life Flight to UMass Memorial Hospital Worcester, police said.
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The Milford police press release said a detail officer stated that 'a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle and had become entrapped between the moving vehicle and a parked National Grid Utility Truck.'
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