HUDSON — Chief Richard DiPersio and Chief Jamie Desautels report that the Hudson Police and Fire Departments responded Monday when a vehicle was struck by a falling tree, with one of the vehicle’s passengers suffering an injury.
On Monday, Jan. 8, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Hudson Police and Fire Departments responded to Falls Brook Road at Laurel Drive for a report of a vehicle struck by a tree.
Companies arrived to find that an approximately 8-inch tree fell onto a vehicle in the road, with a branch from that tree striking a 10-year-old passenger in the head.
The 10-year-old did not appear to have suffered a serious injury but was taken to Marlborough Hospital for further evaluation. There were no other injuries.
Companies were able to clear the tree from the roadway, which is open to traffic.