Police/Fire

Franklin St. closed following crash

WESTFIELD—A crash involving a scooter reportedly closed a portion of Franklin Street (Route 20) Sunday night.

Westfield Police reported that a crash involving a scooter and another vehicle occurred around 7 p.m. near 154 Franklin St., Sunday night, which resulted in the scooter operator being transported to Baystate Medical Center.

The operator had “severe injuries to his head but did survive,”  according to Westfield Police Officer Seth Florek.

As of Sunday night, no charges were filed in the crash, said Florek.

The Westfield Police Traffic Division is investigating the accident, who had a portion of Route 20 closed during the investigation.

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