A motorcycle rider was critically injured in a crash Saturday evening on the ramp from Interstate 495 North to Route 140 North in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
According to the Mansfield Fire Department, emergency services were dispatched at approximately 5:45 p.m. after reports of the accident came in. Massachusetts State Police, who arrived first at the scene, found the motorcycle operator unconscious after the bike had traveled off the roadway.
Fire department personnel initiated emergency medical care, and by 5:53 p.m., the rider went into cardiac arrest. Firefighter/Paramedics provided advanced life support, successfully resuscitating the patient before transporting them to Rhode Island Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center. The patient is currently in critical condition.
The response included Engine 31, Engine 32, and Rescue 36, equipped with the department’s whole blood transfusion equipment. Mansfield Police and Massachusetts State Police also participated in the emergency response.
The Massachusetts State Police Accident Reconstruction Team is assisting with the ongoing investigation into the collision. Further details about the circumstances surrounding the crash have not yet been released.