MASHPEE Two teenagers were flown by medical helicopters to a Boston area trauma center after their car crashed into a boulder in Mashpee, according to police and fire officials.
Police were called at about 8:29 p.m. Friday to the area of 80 Echo Road, Police Chief Scott Carline said in a statement. The car was traveling westbound on the road when it struck the rock, he said.
The boulder was as big as the car, and probably weighed more than the car, Mashpee Fire Chief Thomas Rullo said Saturday morning. The car hit the boulder straight on with very little stopping power, he said.
MASHPEE Several confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been found among members of the Mashpee fire and police departments.
Three Mashpee Fire Department employees tested positive for the virus this week and five Police Department employees have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past two to three weeks, police and fire officials said.
A contingency plan is in place in case a major emergency hits the town. Fire stations at Joint Base Cape Cod, Cotuit, Falmouth and Sandwich have agreed to make sure Mashpee is properly staffed, Town Manager Glen Harrington said. .
“We will continue to do our due diligence to make sure mission services are not interrupted,” said Harrington.