A juvenile was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital after suffering injuries in a bicycle accident in East Bridgewater Monday, Oct. 5. (Photo courtesy East Bridgewater Fire Department) A juvenile was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital after suffering injuries in a bicycle accident in East Bridgewater Monday, Oct. 5. (Photo courtesy East Bridgewater Fire Department)
EAST BRIDGEWATER — Police Chief Paul O’Brien and Fire Chief Timothy Harhen report that the East Bridgewater Police and Fire Departments responded to a bicycle accident involving a juvenile this afternoon.
At approximately 2:40 p.m., East Bridgewater police officers and firefighters responded to David Lane off Washington Street for a report of a juvenile who had fallen off his bicycle. Upon arrival, firefighters located a 10-year-old boy who who had suffered facial trauma as a result of the fall.
The child was treated by paramedics at the scene before being flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and he is currently alert and stable.
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