WHATELY — Three of the victims involved in a rollover crash in Whately on Wednesday afternoon have been released from hospitals, while one remained hospitalized Thursday and is believed to be in fair condition, according to a Whately Police spokesman.
The Whately officer, who declined to provide his name, told The Recorder Thursday afternoon that the person who was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield by helicopter has not been released, to his knowledge, but one other person who was taken to Springfield by ambulance was released from the hospital. He said the two people who were taken to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield also have been released.
All four people in the car were local residents, he said — two from Greenfield, and one each from Shutesbury and another from South Deerfield. Their identities have not been released.
The crash was reported at 2:32 p.m., and rescuers arrived a few minutes later. A white Honda Civic traveling south toward Northampton had gone straight at a corner when it should have turned, left the road and rolled into a tree.
The driver was taken to Baystate Medical Center by ambulance, and two other passengers were transported to Baystate Franklin Medical Center. The other occupant was transported by a LifeFlight crew out of UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Only one car was involved in the accident, and officials said alcohol or speed were not factors. A witness told emergency responders that there was no apparent erratic operation before the crash, the Whately officer said.
Three South County Emergency Medical Services’ ambulances were required to bring the victims to the hospitals. Whately and South Deerfield firefighters were called in to extricate the victims. Whately Police Department closed a section of the road and diverted traffic around the accident.