2 Hospitalized After Cape Cod Crash

EASTHAM, MA — A four-car crash on Cape Cod early Thursday morning sent multiple people to the hospital and caused major delays during the morning commute hours.

At 7:36 a.m., the Eastham Police Department received numerous 911 calls regarding a "major motor vehicle crash" on Route 6 by Hemenway road, officials said.

Responding Eastham officers and Eastham fire personnel arrived to find multiple vehicles blocking the roadway. The first arriving responders began evaluating and treating the victims of the crash and arranging for the closure of Route 6.

The crash involved four vehicles, and two people were transported to Cape Cod Hospital by the Eastham Fire Department and the Wellfleet Fire Department for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

A preliminary investigation indicates that a U-Haul box truck was traveling northbound and, for unknown reasons, crossed over into the southbound lanes.

A Chevy pick-up truck traveling southbound swerved to attempt to avoid the U-Haul truck. However, the U-Haul struck the passenger side of the pick-up and caused it to spin into the northbound lanes where it was struck by a GMC truck traveling northbound.

After striking the Chevy truck, the U-Haul truck collided with a Toyota Sedan in the southbound travel lane. The U-Haul truck then continued back across three lanes and off the east side of the roadway, where it struck a street sign.

All four involved vehicles sustained substantial damage and needed to be towed from the scene, officials said.

Charges are pending against the operator of the U-Haul truck.

The highway was closed for approximately two hours while the victims were treated, the scene was investigated, the vehicles were removed and the roadway was cleared of debris.