Several crews respond to multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 140

The Lakeville Fire Department responded to Route 140 South, near mile marker 11.5, just before 4:00 p.m. today for a reported two-vehicle crash.

In accordance with the automatic aid agreement between Lakeville and Freetown, an ambulance and engine from the Freetown Fire Department were also dispatched to the incident.

Lakeville Engine 1, Ambulance 2, and Car 1 responded to the highway.

Arriving firefighters found an injured person on the roadside, a damaged vehicle in the breakdown lane, and a second vehicle that had traveled off the roadway and into the woods.

An adult male was treated at the scene and transported by Lakeville Ambulance 2 to St. Luke’s Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

The crash is under investigation.