Crime & Safety
Helicopters Transport Injured Cyclist
A 13 year old cyclist was airlifted after being hit by a car yesterday.
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On Monday, April 16, the Holliston Fire Department responded to an 8:26 a.m. report of a car which had struck a bicyclist on Winter Street by Stony Brook Drive.
After a rapid assessment by members of the Holliston Fire Department and paramedics from Events EMS, the decision was made to transport the 13 year old male bicyclist to a trauma center by helicopter.
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At 9 a.m., Boston MedFlight 2 landed at the Warren Conference Center in Ashland for a landing zone which had been secured by Holliston Engine 2 and the Ashland Police Department.
MedFlight departed the landing zone at 9:13 a.m. for a transport to Children’s Hospital Boston. The crash is under investigation by the Holliston Police Department.
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According to Fire Chief Michael Cassidy, “the patient’s injuries could have been more significant had the bicyclist not been wearing a helmet.”
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