Multi-Car Crash: Woman Expected To Survive Violent Springfield Wreck, Police Say

Massachusetts State Police had to go to extreme measures to free a woman trapped in her car following a multi-vehicle crash on I-91 Monday morning, May 22, authorities said.

Rescue workers work to free a 29-year-old woman from a crashed car Monday morning, May 22. The Westfield driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Photo Credit: *Massachusetts State Police*

Josh Lanier

05/22/2023 2:14 p.m.

The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. near Exit 8. The impact pushed a 29-year-old Westfield woman's car on top of a guardrail, which made freeing her from the wreck dicey.

State troopers used a police cruiser as a brace to keep the car from sliding so rescue workers could get her out, authorities said.

The woman was taken to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Massachusetts State Police said in a tweet.

Authorities believe the woman was stopped in traffic when someone struck her from behind. State troopers are investigating the crash.

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