Crash near Boston leaves 2 cars wedged in front of former restaurant location with passengers trapped inside

Crash happened Monday night in Saugus; 1 taken to hospital

Massachusetts crash leaves two cars lodged in former restaurant location

A chain-reaction crash left two cars lodged inside a former Boston Market restaurant, according to Boston 25 News. The incident is under investigation.

Police in Massachusetts are investigating what they say was a chain-reaction crash that left two cars stuck inside the front of what used to be a restaurant outside Boston.

The incident happened around 7:45 p.m. Monday night off Route 1 in Saugus, Boston 25 News reported. 

Investigation details provided to the TV station showed that a 62-year-old man lost control of his SUV and struck a vacant white Prius parked in the area, sending both vehicles into the building that used to house a Boston Market.

Multiple people were trapped inside the SUV and had to be removed by emergency crews, but only one man was reportedly taken to a hospital. His condition was not released by authorities. 

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crash near boston leaves 2 cars wedged in front of former restaurant location with passengers trapped inside

Multiple people were pulled from the wreckage in Saugus, Massachusetts, but only one was reportedly taken to the hospital. (Boston 25 News)

"I don't know how he drive my car inside. It was parked 20 to 25 feet from the building," Lucas Fernandes, who owns the Prius, told Boston 25.

The building owner said he recently purchased the property, and it was under renovation to reopen as a new eatery at the beginning of next year. He said he was grateful that no one was seriously hurt.

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crash near boston leaves 2 cars wedged in front of former restaurant location with passengers trapped inside

A chain-reaction crash is blamed for leaving two cars lodged in a former Boston Market restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts. (Boston 25 News)

crash near boston leaves 2 cars wedged in front of former restaurant location with passengers trapped inside

"Video from the scene showed extensive damage to the front of the building and the mangled vehicles overturned inside the glass storefront," Boston 25 News reported. (Boston 25 News)

The cars were towed from the scene, and the building was boarded up. 

In October of last year, a woman was charged with driving under the influence after allegedly crashing her car into the same building.

Authored by Pilar Arias via FoxNews November 28th 2023