3, including 2-year-old girl, transported to New Bedford hospital after crash closes Route 18

LAKEVILLE — Chief Matthew Perkins reports that the Lakeville Police Department is investigating after a motor vehicle crash caused the closure of Route 18 for approximately one hour Tuesday afternoon.

Route 18 (Bedford Street) has since been reopened.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., Lakeville Police responded to the area of 354 Bedford Street for a report of a two-vehicle crash.

Upon arrival, officers located a 2018 Toyota RAV4 and a 2015 Toyota Highlander that had collided.

The occupants of the RAV4, a 37-year-old Lakeville woman and a 2-year-old girl, and the sole occupant of the Highlander, a 24-year-old Lakeville man, were all transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Their current conditions are unknown at this time.

The road was closed on both sides while the crash was being investigated. Massachusetts State Police and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation assisted with traffic at the scene. The road was reopened at approximately 1:30 p.m.

The crash remains under investigation by Lakeville Police officers Emily Melo and Robert Schiffer.