Man, 35, seriously injured in fiery rollover on Route 44 near Cherry St in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Modified Date:

Mon, 07/20/2015 - 7:30am

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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Man Seriously Hurt In Fiery Rollover Crash On Route 44 In Plymouth

A 35-year-old Worcester man was seriously hurt in a fiery rollover crash on Route 44 in Plymouth on Saturday night. Police say Route 44 East will remain closed while the sign is fixed. Route 44 East and West were closed while MedFlight arrived. Plymouth and Kingston firefighters and EMS, Plymouth and Kingston police, and the state Highway Department helped State Police at the scene. The vehicle caught fire and several passers-by helped free the man from the vehicle and moved him away from the crash site.

State Police investigating Route 44 rollover crash in Plymouth

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Terry Nugent indicates that a 35-year-old man from Worcester was traveling on Route 44 West in a 2005 Toyota Highlander when his vehicle entered the median at a high rate of speed, struck a large sign post, and rolled over several times before coming to rest in the median. As the vehicle started to catch fire, several passers-by extricated the man from the vehicle and moved him away from the wreckage. The vehicle then became fully engulfed.

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what time did rte 44 open

Permalink Submitted by LiZ on Sun, 07/19/2015 - 4:19am

what time did rte 44 open after the accident Saturday July 18,2015

He was not killed and Id

Permalink Submitted by Maria on Mon, 07/20/2015 - 5:14am

He was not killed and Id appreciate if you took this down.

Hi, Maria. Thank you so much

Permalink Submitted by Jane on Mon, 07/20/2015 - 7:37am

Hi, Maria. Thank you so much for letting us know. Sometimes very preliminary accident information is incorrect, but I'm very glad that in this case the correct information is good news! I have correced our report and added sources that reflect the man was seriously injured. Thanks again for alerting us to the innacuracy. Jane Lindelof, Accident Data Center staff