Serious Crash Tops Busy Afternoon

HYANNIS - Thursday Afternoon at about 5:30 PM Barnstable Police responded to a serious car-truck crash at the intersection of High School Road and South Street. This is near Saint Francis Xavier Church.

A vehicle heading south on High School Road failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with South Street and drove directly into the path of a dump truck belonging to Forest Keepers according to several witnesses at the scene. The witnesses said there was literally no time for the dump truck to stop.

The truck impacted the passenger side door or the car doing extensive damage to the car. The woman driver was extricated by Hyannis Fire Rescue using  the Jaws of Life. The impact spun the car around 180 degrees and it landed in the front yard of 323 South Street with its rear end up against the building. There was minor damage to the house with minor damage to a column for the front entryway.

Upon arrival, Barnstable Police reported that the driver was trapped in the car and unconscious. After she was removed from the vehicle she was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by Fire Rescue. The truck, although damaged was able to drive away. The car was removed on a flat bed wrecker by Buckler's towing.

It is not known at this time whether charges will be filed. The accident remains under investigation by Barnstable Patrol Officer Brian Morrison.

Traffic was heavy this afternoon in the Hyannis Metro area and Barnstable Police were kept busy with minor traffic accidents around Hyannis including one the airport rotary, Marstons Mills, a downed wire at Route 6A and Willow St, and a truck stuck under the railroad bridge on Route 6A.

Photos: Top: Fire Rescue works to free and treat the victim of the cash.

Middle: This is the side of the car hit by the dump truck just after the victim was removed from the wreck.

Bottom: Car was thrown completely off South Street into the front of a house on South Street.