Minor injuries in two-car accident

NORTHAMPTON — A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Elm Street and Henshaw Avenue sent two local residents to the hospital with minor injuries, police said.

According to Lt. Michael Patenaude, at 5:06 p.m., police responded to the intersection after it was reported that a 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera, driven by Christopher Wallace, 25, of Northampton, had rear-ended a 1996 Chevy S-10 pickup as it slowed approaching the stop sign at the end of Henshaw Avenue.

Although both cars sustained only minor damage, Patenaude said Thomas M. Moore, 44, and his passenger, Walter Harris, 46, both of Florence, were transported to Cooley Dickinson Hospital, where a hospital spokeswoman said they were treated and released Monday night.

— OWEN BOSS