03/26/2013 - Around 1730 hours on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 26, 2013 the West Bridgewater Fire Department responded to a report of a multiple vehicle accident in the area of 319 Manley Street. Companies arrived to find a two vehicle motor vehicle accident involving a West Bridgewater Police Department vehicle. A second ambulance was requested immediately. Shortly after, Boston MedFlight was requested to the scene for the police officer that was injured in the crash. Boston MedFlight responded with an approximate 20-minute ETA to the landing zone at a field located at the intersection of Manley Street at Walnut Street. The victim was transported to the landing zone where Engine-3 and the Chief's vehicle were securing the landing zone. West Bridgewater Police requested the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police and the Brockton Police Department with traffic control on the busy Manley Street while they secured and investigated the accident scene. The Plymouth County Sheriffs Department BCI unit responded to the scene with the assistance of the investigation. The operator of the other vehicle involved in the crash was reportedly not injured. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. The condition of the police officer that was flown to a Boston hospital was not immediately available.
