Crime & Safety

Hingham Police Blame Distracted Driving For 2-Truck Crash

Hingham police said seatbelts and airbags may have prevented serious injury when a truck rear-ended another truck on Derby Street.

Hingham police said the use of seatbelts and airbags may have prevented serious injury when a truck rear-ended another truck on Derby Street.
Hingham police said the use of seatbelts and airbags may have prevented serious injury when a truck rear-ended another truck on Derby Street. (Courtsey Hingham PD)

HINGHAM, MA — Hingham police are crediting the use of seatbelts and the proper operation of airbags for helping prevent serious injury in a crash between two trucks. Police said distracted, or inattentive, driving was the cause of the crash on Derby Street near the Talbots plaza last weekend.

Police said drivers of the two trucks both walked away from the crash — without having to be taken to the hospital — after one truck rear-ended the other at a red light.

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