One man was seriously injured in West Springfield crash

One man was seriously injured Saturday morning when the car he was driving went out of control, crossed the roadway and flipped at least once before coming to rest on the lawn of a Piper Road house in West Springfield. The driver was thrown from the car and was unconscious when police arrived on the scene.

West Springfield Police Sgt.Timothy Smith said the Buick sedan was traveling northbound on Piper Road near the intersection with Piper Cross Road, when for unknown reasons it went out of control, crossed the roadway and ended up more than 50 feet from the road on the lawn of a home at 693 Piper Road. Police were called to the scene at approximately 12:30 a.m. The car sustained extensive damage to the roof of the car when it apparently flipped before landing on its wheels.

Smith said speed appears to be a factor in the accident, but said a definitive cause will be determined by the West Springfield Police Accident Reconstruction Team headed by Ptl. Michael Delnero. Team members began assembling at the accident scene within minutes of the crash.

Smith said the injured driver, whose name is being withheld, was taken to a local hospital by the West Springfield Fire Department ambulance.