ASHFIELD — A man traveling south in the area of 550 Ashfield Mountain Road was transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after the red Ford Focus he was driving collided with an oncoming tractor trailer Friday afternoon.
Ashfield, Goshen, Colrain and Shelburne Police departments, as well as Massachusetts State Police, responded to the crash, which occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. State Police closed a roughly 1-mile portion of Ashfield Mountain Road for approximately an hour.
Ashfield firefighters and EMTs from Highland Ambulance cleared debris from the road as the Ford Focus, airbags deployed, remained parked on the side of the road with heavy damage.
Ashfield Police Chief Beth Bezio said although the road has a 45 mph speed limit, it’s unclear how fast the sedan was traveling. Fire Chief Kyle Walker added that Highland Ambulance transported the sedan’s sole occupant, an adult male. He sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer did not appear to be injured.
“Sounds like he crossed the center line and hit the tractor trailer truck head-on,” Bezio said. “I’m happy with the combined effort of all these departments to ensure safety.”