A head-on crash near Clinton Road in Sterling left one person seriously injured Tuesday night, with a second person taken to a separate hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. One of the two vehicles involved caught fire, and multiple occupants were hurt in the collision.
Crews Found Two Vehicles With Significant Damage
According to Boston 25 News, emergency crews responded to the crash area near 149 Clinton Road around 10:09 p.m., according to Sterling Fire. Responders arrived to find two vehicles with significant damage following the head-on collision, and multiple occupants were injured in the wreck.
One of the vehicles was on fire when crews reached the scene, the station's report notes. One injured person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, while another was taken to a separate hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sterling’s 2021 transportation planning also examined a corridor running from Leominster Road, Bridge Street and Clinton Road toward Waushacum Avenue and Houghton Road. The town’s transportation plan summary says the corridor had two intersection crash clusters, where five of 12 crashes involved nonfatal injuries.
The crash type is relatively uncommon statewide but accounts for a disproportionate share of severe outcomes. In Massachusetts from 2021 through 2025, head-on collisions made up 2% of all crashes but 15% of fatal injuries and 12% of suspected serious injuries, according to the state’s 2027 Highway Safety Improvement Program plan. Those statewide figures provide context, not a measure of the risk at this particular location.
Cause Still Under Investigation
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, per the same account. No further details about the people involved, the sequence of events, or any road closures have been released.
