ERVING — The three people hospitalized after a collision between a Toyota Camry and a 2023 Mack Pinnacle truck where Route 2 meets Route 2A on Friday afternoon are expected to recover, according to First Assistant District Attorney Steve Gagne.

“I am told no one died and everyone involved is expected to recover,” Gagne said Tuesday. “I don’t believe any criminal charges have been applied for as of yet.”

First responders blocked off Route 2’s eastbound lane at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday as the Erving and Northfield Police departments, Massachusetts State Police, Erving and Athol Fire departments, and Northfield EMS worked on scene. The Camry, driven by a 68-year-old woman from Greenfield, sustained heavy damage and its airbags deployed. Tire marks and piles of debris could be seen scattered across the highway.

Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Betters said Friday that the three people in the Camry suffered “varying degrees of injuries” and one passenger was transported by ambulance to Athol Hospital. The Camry’s driver and other passenger were airlifted for treatment.

According to Recycle Works truck driver Paul Cowing, who was driving the Mack Pinnacle, the driver of the car abruptly merged onto Route 2 eastbound. Cowing’s truck hit the car from the driver’s side, sending it off the road.

Although he has worked as a truck driver since 1986, Cowing referred to Friday’s collision as the first serious one that he has been in.

“I locked up the brakes,” Cowing said, pointing to the skid marks on the road. “I hit them back in the intersection, and the car flew to where it’s at right now. ... They were in my lane, but it was like they never saw me. They pulled out right in front of me.”

Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429.