Update: Victim of Serious Crash on Main Street MedFlighted to Boston

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Update: Shortly after 6 p.m., officers were called to the area of North Reading Subaru, located at 260 Main St. for a serious motor vehicle crash.

A preliminary investigation indicates that a tractor-trailer truck may have been illegally parked on the side of the road in the southbound lane, possibly preparing to unload a delivery to the auto dealership, when a woman, driving a Chevrolet Malibu sedan, crashed directly into the rear of the truck. The impact of the crash sheared the roof of the car and sent it spinning into the northbound lane.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Officials were able to extricate the driver, a woman in her 30s, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle. She was taken by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital with serious injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

The crash is under investigation by the North Reading Police Department, with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, otherwise known as the State Police Truck Team.

Main Street was closed in both directions during the investigation.

“This is a very serious crash, involving injuries and a very active investigation,” North Reading Police Chief Michael Murphy said.

Original Story: A serious motor vehicle accident has been reported near 265 Main Street in North Reading.

Shortly after 5:30 p.m., it was reported that Engine 2 was on the scene and that the Jaws of Life were being used.

A second engine was on the scene and a MedFlight helicopter to Boston had been requested.

According to one report, it was a high speed motor vehicle accident into the rear of a tractor trailer unit.

An engine from Wilmington was also headed to the scene.

The patient was extracted from the car with the Jaws of Life and was taken by ambulance to the MedFlight landing zone at Town Hall.

The accident happened near the Stop and Shop on Main Street, and as of 6:20, the road was still closed and the North Reading police were urging motorists to see an alternate route.