A 67-year-old man has been seriously injured after strong winds caused a tree to fall onto his car in Framingham.

Eric Freeman was inside an Audi, driving down Elm Street just after 7 p.m., when a pine tree fell on top of his car.

"It's a little overwhelming," the victim's wife, Kathleen Freeman, cried. "I think it's a miracle he survived."

Crews worked to free Eric after the tree trapped him inside the car.

"The vehicle was crushed. The roof was crushed, and the patient was in a very confined space," Framingham Fire Chief Michael Dutcher said.

Dutcher explained that firefighters were able to speak with Eric briefly before removing part of the tree.

"The crews did an absolutely fantastic job stabilizing the patient and getting him extricated from the vehicle," Dutcher said.

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