ACTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Two people were seriously injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Acton on Monday morning.

Emergency crews responding to a report of a crash on Great Road near the intersection of Meyer Hill Driver around 8:20 p.m. found a driver and her passenger trapped inside a heavily-damaged Nissan Versa, Acton police said.

Firefighters used a hydraulic extrication tool to free both woman.

The driver was transported by ambulance to nearby NARA Park, where she was picked up by a medical helicopter and flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical coniditon.

The passenger was taken by ambulance to Lahey Hospital in serious condition.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured and police say they remained on the scene.

The tractor-trailer sustained damage to its front end.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

As of Monday morning, no charges or citations had been filed.

This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

 

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