Several people were seriously injured after a Bristol County highway crash involving over a half dozen vehicles on Tuesday evening.
According to the Mansfield Firefighter Union, at just before 8:00 p.m., Mansfield Car 32, Car 35, Engine 32, and Rescue 36, along with Foxborough Ladder 26 and Rescue 27, responded to a seven-vehicle motor vehicle accident on I-495 South at mile marker 31.2.
Upon arrival, Rescue 36 found multiple vehicles with significant damage and requested additional ambulances to the scene. The two paramedics assigned to Rescue 36 immediately began triaging the numerous patients prior to the arrival of additional companies.
Car 32 assumed command and requested a total of seven ambulances to respond to the incident.
Mansfield Rescue 35 and Rescue 36, Foxborough Rescue 27 and Rescue 28, Norton Rescue 41, Wrentham A1, and Plainville A2 transported a total of seven patients to Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center South, and Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
The incident involved multiple patients with serious injuries.
While parked at the crash scene, Foxborough Ladder 26 was struck by another motor vehicle.
Simultaneously, Mansfield Fire received an additional medical emergency in town a Sharon rescue responded to, and a brush fire response to 95 North Bound mile marker fire 11.6. Easton Engine 13 provided station coverage.
