One person has died and 17 others are injured after a vehicle crashed into an Apple store in southern Massachusetts, according to local officials.
Upon arrival, first responders found “people with numerous injuries inside the store,” the district attorney explained.
One of the victims has died, Cruz said. Four of the injured victims are in critical condition, two of which have been transported to a hospital in Boston. The driver, who has not been identified, was hurt but not immediately transported to a hospital.
The district attorney originally said 16 people had been injured in the crash. However, hospital officials clarified at a separate press conference that a 17th person had walked in with undisclosed injuries.
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A criminal investigation into Monday’s crash is now underway.
“This morning was an unthinkable morning and people are trying to get through it and process what happened,” Cruz said at Monday’s press conference.
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Multiple victims were also seen being taken away on stretchers. A tow truck was seen parked outside the building around noontime.
The victims suffered various injuries, including some with head trauma and others with trauma to their lower extremities, hospital officials said Monday afternoon. Some victims had already been taken into surgery, while others are waiting to go in, they added.
“We have multiple patients with life threatening and limb threatening injuries,” Dr. Christopher Burns told reporters outside of South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.
First responders from several surrounding towns responded to the incident, and were seen on scene assisting with the rescue efforts. Amedical helicopteralso responded to the scene, according toThe Patriot Ledger.
One witness told WHDH that he saw multiple people on the ground, including a person who appeared to be a store employee.
“You’d have to really be picking up speed to end up in the storage area at the back side of the Apple store,” said Frank O’Brien, who was shopping at the plaza when the crash occurred, per theLedger.
source: people.com
