By Owen Boss
Staff Writer
HADLEY - Two Belchertown residents were seriously injured in a head-on collision on Bay Road Monday morning that required local firefighters to use hydraulic tools to dislodge the men from their vehicles.
Both Eugene Blanchette, 73, and Robert Wilson, 66, were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Because of the extent of his injuries, Blanchette was reportedly transported by Life Flight helicopter and Wilson by Amherst ambulance, Hadley police said.
According to Officer Mark Shlosser, the accident occurred around 10 a.m. when Blanchette, who was driving a 1978 Pontiac Firebird, collided head-on with Wilson, who was driving a 1996 Geo Tracker.
Shlosser said both vehicles appeared to be total losses and the accident tied up traffic for about two hours while a state police accident reconstruction team investigated the cause of the collision.
Wilson was in serious condition Monday night and Blanchette was listed as critical, a hospital spokesman said.
The cause of the accident, police said, remains under investigation.
Owen Boss can be reached at oboss@gazettenet.com
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