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Added: Sep 23, 2009
Barnstable County Sheriff Department van was rear-ended by a car this afternoon on Route 6 westbound less than one mile from the bridge, injuring 11 of 13 inmates who were passengers, according to police. One sheriff deputy also suffered minor injuries. The driver of the 24-passenger van, who was transporting the inmates from Orleans and Barnstable district courts, was not injured, said David Neal, a sheriff department spokesman. The accident occurred at about 3:50 p.m. The van was headed to the Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne, he said. Six ambulances from Plymouth to West Barnstable were dispatched to the scene and the 12 injured people were taken to Cape Cod and Falmouth hospitals, a state police trooper said at the scene. All of the injuries were minor, said Bourne Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Carrara. One of the passengers on the van refused treatment, he said. The van sustained no damage and the car had minor cosmetic damage, according to the state trooper. The accident scene was cleared by 4:55 p.m. At the time of the accident traffic was already backed up on the highway because construction work on the Sagamore Bridge is restricting traffic to one lane in each direction. At 5 p.m. the back up was down to a mile before the bridge. Capecodonline.com
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