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3 Injured — Including State Trooper, Firefighter — In Holyoke Crash

A car crashed into a cruiser already on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire

Mass State Police

Three people were injured as the result of a car crashing into a Massachusetts State Police cruiser already on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 91 in Holyoke Sunday.

The driver of the car, a state trooper and Holyoke firefighter were all transported to Bay State Medical Center in Springfield with non life-threatening injuries after the incident, which took place near Exit 14 around 12:45 p.m.

The driver of the car, traveling northbound, struck the rear of a cruiser, occupied by a trooper. The force of the crash caused the cruiser to strike a firefighter who was standing on foot.

The incident is under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.

All southbound lanes were closed and two northbound lanes were closed due to a secondary crash by Exit 14. 

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