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MASHPEE – Multiple injuries were reported in a head-on crash in Mashpee. The collision happened sometime after 8:30 PM at the intersection of Nathan Ellis Highway (Route 151) and Old Barnstable Road. One person was critically injured and rushed to Falmouth Hospital where a medical helicopter was requested to land. At least one other person was also taken to Falmouth Hospital with serious injuries. Mashpee Police called for crash reconstruction to investigate the crash. Police were urging motorists to avoid the area.
Update from Mashpee Police: On Friday at approximately 8:33 PM. the Mashpee Police Department received a report of a multi-vehicle motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 151 and Old Barnstable Road. Upon arrival, officers observed four vehicles in total with two being heavily damaged as a result of the collision. Officers were able to remove one driver from a vehicle further reporting there was a second person trapped and one female down in the roadway.
It appears a 2022 Dodge Ram pickup truck was traveling westbound on Route 151 when it struck the passenger rear of a second vehicle. The Dodge Ram then continued westbound sideswiping a third vehicle then proceeding off the roadway leaving the eastbound lane and striking a crosswalk post. Thie forced the Dodge Ram back into the the roadway crossing the westbound lane and entering the eastbound lane where it struck a 2016 Ford Transit ven travellign eastbound, head on.
Mashpee Fire and Rescue personnel transported two victims to Falmouth Hospital while Falmouth Fire transported a third victim to Falmouth Hospital, all with what appeared to be serious injuries. One of those victims was ultimately transported to Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston with what appeared to be life-threatening injuries.
The crash is currently under investigation by the Mashpee Police Department and the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Unit. This is an active and ongoing investigation and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
On July 18th, Mashpee Police reported one of the victims, Alexander C. Cincotta, 28, of Cotuit passed away.
