AUBURN, Mass. (AP) – A state trooper was seriously injured on Monday when his cruiser was involved in an accident with three other vehicles on the eastbound Massachusetts Turnpike.
The trooper, whose name was not immediately released pending notification of family, was trapped inside his cruiser, which then caught on fire, Capt. Marian McGovern said.
But the trooper was conscious and alert when extricated and was flown by helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he is listed in serious but stable condition, McGovern said.
She did not know the nature of his injuries.
The drivers of two of the other vehicles also suffered minor neck and back injuries and were hospitalized, Sgt. David Paine said.
The highway, which is Interstate 90, was closed in both directions after the accident.
The incident is under investigation.
AP-ES-03-29-04 1858EST
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