Car Crashes Into Bedford Building; Driver Hospitalized

BEDFORD, MA – A Bedford woman was hospitalized after her car crashed into a building at the Bedford Market Place Wednesday morning, officials said. Emergency crews responded to Great Road around 8:20 a.m. and found the car, a 2014 Honda CRV, crashed into an unoccupied storefront between Comella's and barre3 Bedford.

Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools to pull the driver, a 61-year-old Bedford woman, out of the car. She was transported to Lahey Hospital with serious injuries, police and fire officials said.

The crash damaged the building's door frame and some of its brick work. The building inspector has since deemed it safe.

Investigators said the car drove approximately 650 feet, starting at the Whole Foods on the opposite end of the plaza, and moved across the parking lot and over a median, striking a steel bench and parked car. Authorities believe the driver may have had a medical emergency before the crash.

The car sustained significant front end damage and was towed from the scene.

No other injuries were reported. The crash remains under investigation.

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