ACCIDENT

Concord police investigate rail trail crash that injures three, including infant

Portrait of Norman Miller Norman Miller
The MetroWest Daily News
  • Three family members were struck by a vehicle while walking on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Concord.
  • The victims were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The 41-year-old driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities.

Three family members, including an infant, were hospitalized Monday when they were struck by a vehicle while walking on a rail trail in Concord, according to a joint press release from Concord Police Chief Thomas Mulcahy and Fire Chief Thomas Judge.

At about 1:40 p.m. on Monday, April 28, Concord Police and Fire were dispatched to the area of Old Marlborough Road by Williams Road for reports that three pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle.

Upon arrival, firefighters found three people a grandmother, a mother and an infant all injured. According to the press release, all were taken to area hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. They were not identified.

The driver of the vehicle that struck them, a 41-year-old man, remained at the scene and is cooperating with police, according to the release.

The area where the crash occurred is a crossing point for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, a 25-mile route along the old New Haven Railroad between Lowell and Framingham. The trail is open only to walkers and non-motorized vehicles. But it crosses several roads along the route.

Concord Police are investigating the crash, according to the release, adding that charges are possible.

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