Motorcycle and truck crash causes severe head injury, Tyngsborough MA


A motorcycle and a truck collided on Route 3 northbound near exit 90 in Tyngsborough. A man around 45 years old suffered severe head injuries. He was wearing a helmet that was damaged. The injured man is in an ambulance and waiting for a medical helicopter evacuation. The highway is closed to traffic while emergency responders manage the scene.
Audio|Source: Tyngsborough Police and Fire Dispatch
06:24
Transcript:
00:00
I'm responding to Route 3. Have them use V-TAC-11. V-Tac-11.
00:06
For Rory, Sue, Carl 1, I'll show you're responding, and I'll have them use V-TAC-11 at 1722.
00:21
Go ahead. So I have that listing on that motorcycle, you want me to send it to you?
00:28
Go ahead with it.
00:32
So I have a first name of (name withheld).
00:34
(name withheld).
00:35
and that's name of (name withheld).
00:51
(name withheld).
00:58
We have an approximate 45-year-old male with extreme head,
01:07
lacerations and deformities.
01:10
I'm currently right now increasingly getting aggressive.
01:13
He is in the ambulance awaiting my flight.
01:18
Based on the message, sir, you have approximately 45-year-old male, extreme head lacerations and deformities.
01:24
He will be waiting in A1 for the MedFlight. Again, they give us an ETA of 14 minutes at 1724.
01:35
(name withheld).
01:38
Appreciate, thank you.
01:45
(name withheld).
01:47
Go to (name withheld), car one.
01:51
Tull on all companies for A2 to respond to Route 3.
01:57
We're issued on the message.
02:09
(name withheld) fire alarm to all available companies, can I have your respond with A2 to Route 3 northbound just prior to exit 90 for the motor vehicle versus motorcycle crash? Again, (name withheld) fire alarm to all available companies, please respond with A2 to Route 3 northbound, just prior to exit 90. It's going to be for the motorcycle versus truck on the highway.
02:38
(name withheld).
02:41
Go to (name withheld), Carl One.
02:45
When 82 signs on, advise him to come down the northbound side of route three the wrong way, the highway is blocked.
02:55
All right, get on the message, sir.
03:09
I think it's...
03:12
I know you're busy now. I have a new answer to O.
03:16
I'm just going to have to BP.
03:18
That's also involved in this.
03:24
Hey, (name withheld) responding, sir, just be advised you can head on to Route 3 northbound the wrong direction.
03:31
You can get on,
03:32
again, Route 3 northbound in the wrong direction. We have the highway shut down for you.
03:39
A2 has it.
03:44
Bureau is involved, correct?
03:47
That's the firm,
03:49
major rear-end damage.
03:52
Tenfold.
03:56
Come on, thanks, bro.
03:59
Okay, and one's the head, sir.
04:02
When you have a minute, can you update the chief, just let him know we have the highway shutdown until state police take trouble.
04:09
Is that for the for our chief?
04:14
Correct.
04:15
Yeah, stand for it.
04:22
Fire alarm A-2 is approaching the scene.
04:26
A2 approaching the scene.
04:35
A2 from car one. Come down to me by this one car right here.
04:41
Yeah, I got it.
04:48
A fire alarm queue, car one.
04:56
The fire alarm two, engine one.
05:01
Call 1, sir, we just got a call from MedFlight. They haven't updated ETA. It's going to be nine minutes to Route 3. They're nine minutes out.
05:10
Received. Any one portal? You copy that?
05:15
Did you want to have that.
05:18
File on from Cal1. The LZ is secure Route 3 north between the ambulances and there's a cruiser that parked on the north side.
05:29
We have the scene secure with 3 northbound at 1731.
05:39
Agent 1 from Con1.
05:45
Answering one.
05:46
Yeah,
05:47
for the medics, the motorcycle rider was wearing a helmet.
05:51
It's now in the back of this SUV.
05:58
All right, they would like to get eyes on it, if possible.
06:03
Well, it's probably not going to be possible until a helicopter gets on the ground.
06:07
It's mostly intact, just the chin piece is broken away that holds it on his head.
06:14
How's this reading?
06:17
We have a good foot of intrusion into the rear of this SUV.
06:22
Looks like his head went through the rear window.
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Location mentioned:
US-3, Tyngsborough, MA
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