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East Boston Crash Near Boardman Street and McClellan Highway Sends One to Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries
A single person was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a Sunday afternoon car crash near the intersection of Boardman Street and McClellan Highway in East Boston, and investigators believe the injured person may have suffered a medical episode before the collision.
A person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Sunday afternoon following a car crash in East Boston, according to Boston police.
The crash was reported at about 1 p.m. near the intersection of Boardman Street and McClellan Highway, a busy junction that carries traffic between the neighborhood's residential blocks and the highway corridor leading toward Logan International Airport and the Ted Williams Tunnel.
Investigators believe the person who was hurt may have experienced a medical episode around the time of the crash, police said. Authorities did not release additional details about the circumstances of the collision, including how many vehicles were involved or whether anyone else was injured.
The injured person's identity, age and condition were not immediately available. It was also unclear whether the medical episode occurred before or during the crash.
The intersection of Boardman Street and McClellan Highway sits near the East Boston neighborhood's waterfront and is used by a mix of local drivers, commuters and airport-bound traffic. Police have not said whether the crash caused any road closures or traffic delays in the area.
The investigation is ongoing, and police said they had no further information to share Sunday.