NATICK, MA : Wrong-way driver critically injured after crashing into ambulance on Mass. Pike on Wednesday, 11th November, 2020

A wrong-way driver is in critical condition after slamming into an ambulance on the Mass. Pike in Natick early Wednesday morning, state police said.

A trooper saw a Nissan Versa traveling west on the eastbound side of the highway at an excessive speed while weaving in and out of traffic shortly after 3 a.m., according to state police.

Another trooper effectively deployed a tire deflation device but before the driver stopped, the car crashed into an ambulance in the area of Exit 13, state police added.

The wrong-way driver was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious injuries. He is currently listed in critical condition.

Two ambulance personnel from Vital Ambulance, a 45-year-old man and a 38-year-old man, were taken to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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