Seven people are in the hospital after a multi-car crash involving a logging truck on a highway in Massachusetts on Monday morning.

Police say the crash happened just before 10 a.m., heading west on Route 2 in Phillipston.

Seven cars and a truck collided, causing one of the cars to catch fire. The accident sent six people to nearby hospitals for serious injuries. A seventh person is being treated at a Worcester hospital for life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been released.

WBZ-TV's helicopter flew over the crash and saw that a construction vehicle, a van, and two trucks were also involved in the crash.

The tractor trailer involved in the crash was carrying logs at the time. Skyeye

Route 2 was closed in both directions in Templeton and Phillipston while police respo

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