Five injured, including 23-month-old baby, in three car crash on Route 6

Several people were injured in a serious crash Tuesday.

According to Sgt. James Casey, at approximately 12:05 p.m., officers from the Rehoboth Police Department and Rehoboth Fire Department received a call for a three car motor vehicle crash on Fall River Ave. (Route 6) at the intersection of Barney Ave.

When officers arrived on scene, they observed the three vehicles stopped in the intersection of Route 6 and Barney Ave. One of the vehicles, a Hyundai Santa Fe with Rhode Island plates, came to rest between the two other vehicles on it’s driver’s side. It was occupied by two females as well as a twenty-three-month-old boy.

All three occupants were trapped inside the vehicle and required extrication.

The operators of the other two vehicles were out of their vehicles and walking around.

Casey stated that a preliminary investigation of the crash scene revealed that a gray GMC Sierra pickup truck with Rhode Island registration plates was traveling westbound on Route 6. The Hyundai Santa Fe failed to stop at a stop sign located at the intersection of Route 6 and Old Providence Road. The operator of the GMC Sierra pickup was unable to avoid a collision and struck the Hyundai Santa Fe in the right rear corner. This caused the Hyundai Santa Fe to spin and roll on it’s driver’s side. The Hyundai Santa Fe then slid into a Chevy Equinox that was stopped at a stop sign.

Due to the nature of the injuries of the operator of the Hyundai Santa Fe the Massachusetts State Police Departments Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section was called to investigate the crash.

The two female occupants of the Hyundai Santa Fe as well as the operators of the other two vehicles were all transported to Rhode Island Hospital. The twenty-three-month-old boy was transported to Hasbro Children’s Hospital.

According to Casey, there is no update on the condition of anyone involved.