Who fears it could have been even worse had a car been driving too fast down this road last night. It s a tragedy. You think people were trying to enjoy new year s eve and just unfortunate. Reporter a nightmare on new year s eve for families in fitchburg, two men and two young boys were badly hurt in an atv crash on Ashburnham Hill road. Police believe the two vehicles collided with each other around 9 20. It was all right out in the middle of the road and it was really dark. Juli robyn forkey and her friend were driving on that road when they came upon someone bleeding. Then when we got out we saw the atv, another atv, and then the little boy screaming down the hill for somebody to help him. Juli a 32yearold and a 6yearold had to be flown by medical helicopter to umass medical center. The child was in respiratory arrest, the man had suffered a serious leg injury. One of the patients had his left leg amputated. Taken to the hospital by ambulance. Deputy fire chief dateo told newscenter
He was ok and he said hes ok. The man in the car behind christines was hit when her car ricocheted off the cement truck. He jumped out and tried to help, not knowing who was inside her car. I didnt know he was a baby at first. I thought that was a toy. The reporter today he learned the baby did not survive. Thats the Worst Nightmare for me, because just a baby. The reporter and there has been a long history of fighting to make this stretch of road safer. Town officials telling us they will have a meeting on thursday with massdot and other state officials. They did add some rumble strips in the middle line, the state was telling us, to keep the cars on one side of the road or the other, but again, well have more tonight at 6 00 p. M. Live in oxford, Robert Goulston, fox 25. Elizabeth for continuing coverage on the oxford deadly crash, visit our web site, myfoxboston. Com and also download the fox 25 app. Its free and available for apple and android users. In worcester, where a 5yearold
They recently added rumble strips near the center line, but people tonight are pushing for more to be done. She wasnt driving fast, she wasnt reckless, and i want people to know that. That. The reporter and a live look at that stretch of route 20. You can see that sharp turn with the cars just whipping around. One idea they have is a temporary solution, is turning this in to a onelane eastbound and westbound on either side, to give the cars more room, as they negotiate that turn, again, that meeting is scheduled for thursday at 11 00 a. M. And again, massdot and town officials will sit down, come up with some ideas. We are live in oxford, robert goulston, fox 25. Elizabeth for continuing coverage on the oxford deadly crash, visit our web site, myfoxboston. Com. Download the fox 25 news app. Its free, and available for apple and android users. Updated breaking news in worcester, where a 5yearold is recovering after being hit by a car. Fox 25 learned the child was hit on hamilton street
Moving toward us during the course of the day. The clouds are thin enough enough star light and sunlight through them. Worcester at 41. 32 freeze 32 freezing in nashua. Freezing at keene at 30 degrees freezing at keene at 30 degrees. Freeze freezing in morewood at 30 and even plymouth at 36. 30s and 40s this morning. By 7 a. M. , still in the 30s and 40s. But you get that little bit of sunshine as the sun is coming up. Not going to be all that bad a start of the day, but by lunchtime, clouds thicken up. Middle 50s. But by afternoon in time for the evening commute. We have that rain moving in with high temperatures today close to 60 but later i will time the wind and the rain. But now Julie Grauert north of the city. Julie route 1 looking good through peabody and saugus into boston. 93 south also moving along at a decent clip. Pike looks good from framingham through the weston tolls and a live look through brighton 10 minutes on pike from speen street and washington treat. 9 minutes on
39 in worcester. 33 in fitchburg. 31 in nashua, New Hampshire. Freezing there. 34 in lawrence and beverly but 44 in boston. Back to freezing in norwood and 37 in plymouth. Clouds are thin enough this morning that you get a little bit of sunshine and storms right through them. By 8 a. M. , temps healeding the 30s and 40s and a little bit of sunshine. Clouds get thicker and thicker toward noontime with temperatures in the middle 50s. And for the afternoon. We have rain setting up camp for the evening commute. High temperatures will get up to 60 late in the day. Timing out the downpours coming up next. But for now, over to jewel yule getting a look at live drive city. Shiri, we are appreciating those dry roads this morning. Things starting to slow down as you make it through the cloverleaf on 93 south. Similar story on the expressway where that average speed has dropped to 18 Miles Per Hour. Live look at the expressway. You can see a lot of tail lights as you are making water way past fre