BROOKLINE, Mass. — A 50-year-old man was killed and his wife seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 9 that injured three other people in Brookline on Sunday, police said.
A preliminary investigation found that the driver of the vehicle may have suffered a medical episode which led to the crash, police said Monday.
At approximately 2:40 p.m., Brookline Police responded to the area of Route 9 near Warren Street for a multi-vehicle crash with serious injuries.
When officers arrived, they learned that one vehicle had struck several cars, drove off the road and struck a tree, police said.
Two people were trapped inside the vehicle. Emergency crews were able to extract the occupants, who were taken by ambulance to Beth Israel Medical Center.
The driver of the vehicle died of his injuries, police said. His wife, who was a passenger, remains hospitalized, police said. As of Sunday night, she was in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Two other vehicles that were struck, with three people from those vehicles taken by ambulance with “much less serious injuries,” police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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