MILFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - A man was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday after becoming trapped between a parked National Grid truck and a sedan in Milford, police said.
Officers were called to Grove Street at around 9:23 a.m. for a report of a 71-year-old man who was struck by a moving car and then trapped between two vehicles, according to the Milford Police Department.
The 71-year-old was driving the sedan when witnesses say he pulled over and got out.
“And he didn’t put his car in park. So, when he left his foot off the brake, the car went forward,” said Julie Wenck, who lives near the scene.
The man tried to grab the steering wheel, but sources said the side of his car slammed into the parked utility truck and he became pinned between the two.
He was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester with chest trauma and internal injuries, police said. His condition was unknown.
“I hope the guy’s going to be okay. Really, it’s just a weird accident. It’s one of those freaky accidents,” Wenck said.
Grove Street was closed at Poplar, Forest, and Franklin streets while investigators were on scene. National Grid said it was cooperating with authorities.
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