WILLIAMSBURG — It wasn’t an ideal start to the week for a driver whose car was crushed by a large oak tree in the early morning hours of Monday. No injuries were reported, however.

According to the Williamsburg Police and Fire Department Facebook page, the tree fell across Route 9 in the vicinity of Hyde Hill Road at approximately 6 a.m. and struck the vehicle. The driver safely got out of the vehicle, and was evaluated by first responders from Highland Ambulance but otherwise declined further medical attention.

By 7 a.m., foliage in the road was cleared by firefighters and members of the Williamsburg Highway Department, and the totaled car was taken away.

Samuel Gelinas is the hilltown reporter with the Daily Hampshire Gazette, covering the towns of Williamsburg, Cummington, Goshen, Chesterfield, Plainfield, and Worthington, and also the City of Holyoke....