An SUV crashed into a greenhouse at Bridgewater Farm Supply on Plymouth Street Thursday afternoon. The driver was not hurt.
Bridgewater police received a call reporting the crash shortly before 1 p.m., WHDH reported. Officers found the SUV stuck inside the greenhouse with its airbags deployed.
Over a Median
The business owner said the driver went over a median and straight into the greenhouse. The store owner said no one was inside at the time of the crash.
The greenhouse is part of a business with roots in Bridgewater dating to 1947. Bridgewater Farm Supply describes itself as a fourth-generation family business that began supplying local farms with feed, grain and bedding, then expanded into mulch and wholesale landscape supplies as farming in the area declined. It now also sells home, garden and pet supplies, reflecting a shift from its original farm-supply business.
The driver waited for officers to arrive.
A separate crash at a Massachusetts greenhouse shows how quickly a vehicle entering a farm retail area can put workers and customers at risk. In May 2022, a car reversed into the checkout area at Byfield Greenhouse in Newbury, killing the greenhouse manager and injuring four other people. The driver later pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide and was sentenced to probation with a suspended jail term. The incidents involved different circumstances; no one was hurt in Bridgewater.
Staff Checked First
"We all basically just went running toward where the car was to make sure nobody was hurt, and the person was okay, and then the emergency vehicles showed up," an employee said.
The SUV has since been towed away, and the impacted area has been boarded up. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
