2 hurt as vehicle crashes into auto repair shop
The driver and an occupant of a SUV were hospitalized after the vehicle crashed into the side of an auto repair shop in the city’s Highland’s neighborhood shortly before 6 p.m. Friday.
The vehicle — an Acura RDX — exited the roadway and slammed into the side of Two Guys Garage, at 365 Chelmsford St., breaking through the repair shop’s wall.
The conditions of the vehicle’s occupants were not immediately available, though a witness said they were both conscious when they left the scene.
Sophea Umret, who was inside a nearby office building, said she came outside when she saw a fire truck pull into the parking lot. She said the vehicle involved in the crash was occupied by a mother and her daughter, who she estimated was in her teens.
“I came out and the daughter was standing and talking to the medical people and the mother was on a stretcher,” Umret said.
She said the woman appeared to be conscious as she was placed into an ambulance. Umret talked to the girl, who said her mother wasn’t seriously injured in the crash.
Umret said she asked the girl — who appeared distraught — about the cause of the crash.
“I asked her what happened, but she didn’t say anything,” Umret said.
The girl also left the scene by ambulance, according to Umret.
A video of the crash was captured on a camera attached to the office building. The video shows the SUV exiting the road, crashing through a bright yellow wooden barricade and slamming into the repair shop.
The vehicle does not appear to slow down in the video. No skid marks could be seen on the ground leading to the crash site.
A building inspector was requested at the scene to check out the damaged building.
The Lowell Police and Fire departments were not immediately available for comment.