Police say speed 'appears to be factor' in Ashland crash that hospitalizes two
ASHLAND — A Natick woman suffered serious injuries Thursday afternoon when she was ejected from a vehicle that crashed into a tree, authorities said.
"Speed appears to be a factor" in the 3:06 p.m. crash on Fountain Street, Police Chief Cara Rossi said Friday.
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The passenger, a 21-year-old Natick woman, was taken by a medical rescue helicopter to UMass-Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. The 19-year-old Duxbury man who was driving was taken by ambulance to the same hospital.
Rossi said both people suffered serious injuries but were not believed to be life-threatening.
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Rossi said the crash occurred near 136 Fountain St. Witnesses said the Nissan Altima was traveling at a "high rate" of speed westbound on Fountain Street and appeared to have trouble navigating a curve. The car struck a curb, then overcompensated and drove across both lanes and struck a tree.
The car began to spin and the passenger was ejected from the vehicle, Rossi said.
The road was shut down for several hours, initially to help the occupants, and later for an investigation of the incident.
Police have not cited the driver and the crash remains under investigation by Ashland police and the Massachusetts State Police, Rossi said.
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This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Two people injured, woman ejected after car strikes tree in Ashland
