UPDATED: Vehicle Crashes Through Cemetery Stone Wall; 3 Transported to Hospitals

Originally posted at 8:28 a.m. Updated at 11:58 a.m. with info from police. Updated at 1:37 p.m. with info from fire department. Last updated with photo

FRAMINGHAM – A two-vehicle crash at Bethany Road and Winthrop Street this morning, June 29 after 8 a.m. resulted in a truck crashing through a stone wall at St. Tarcisius Cemetery and knocking down a headstone, according to Framingham Police Lt. Patricia Grigas.

The crash is still under investigation and the report was not completed yet, said Lt. Grigas.

The crash involved a Nissan sedan and a Mitsubishi truck, said Lt. Grigas.

A street sign was knocked down, a vehicle went through a stone wall, and a headstone was damaged, she said.

There were “significant injuries,” with that crash, said Framingham Fire Chief Mike Dutcher.

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The female in the sedan was transported to Framingham Union Hospital, said the chief.

Rescue 1 and ladder 3 were needed to extricate one of the two men in the truck, said Chief Dutcher.

One man was transported to a Boston Hospital. The man extricated was taken to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, said Chief Dutcher.

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The MWRTA was diverting its buses around the intersection this morning.

The intersection was recently approved for a 4-way stop sign and other improvements as it is one of the top 10 crash areas in the City. Work is not scheduled for the improvements until later.

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SOURCE will update when the police report is available