Crash on Route 140 sends two to hospital

LAKEVILLE — Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash on Route 140 South on Sunday, July 13.

The Lakeville Fire Department responded just after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday night, and found a pickup truck that exited off of the road and into the tree line near Exit 16. The passengers were transported to St. Luke’s Hospital and Morton Hospital. “Neither patient's injuries appeared to be life threatening,” stated the department.

The fire department did not release any information on the two adult male passengers.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but Lakeville Fire Chief Michael O’Brien said, “the pickup truck did leave the road surface and collided with the trees along the highway prior to Exit 16.”