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According to witnesses, those involved are teenagers.
Four people had to be rushed to hospital, including one who was flown by medical helicopter to Boston, following a single-car accident in Wakefield on Tuesday.
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Wakefield Police said at 2:41 p.m. police and firefighters responded to a report of an accident in the area of 131 Vernon Street.
First responders arrived to find a car had crashed into a tree and two occupants were trapped, police said. Wakefield firefighters worked to free the occupants using hydraulic tools.
Two people were transported by ambulance to a local hospital, one person was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Boston and one person was transported by medical helicopter to a hospital in Boston.
Witnesses told NBC10 Boston the car was a blue Toyota Corolla carrying a group of teenagers.
The crash is being investigated by the Wakefield Police Department with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police.
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