Vehicle crashes into Apple store in Hingham, Massachusetts
Police investigated after an SUV crashed into the Apple store in the Hingham Derby Street Shops shortly before 11am on Monday. Video from Sky 5 showed a large hole in the glass front of the store. There were several people on the ground outside the store being treated by dozens of first responders at the scene. Several people were put on stretchers and taken to ambulances. At least five people were injured in the accident. A nurse at South Shore Hospital told WCVB they have been told to expect anywhere from seven to 10 victims to be transported to their emergency room. The store was scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on Monday, and the accident happened less than an hour after it opened. It was not clear how far into the shop the car drove. A tow truck was parked outside the store. Crime tape cordoned off a large area of the parking lot surrounding the Apple store. Frank O̵[ads1]7;Brien, who was shopping on Derby Street at one point, told the Patriot Ledger that he wondered how fast a car would have to go to get through the glass front of the store.”You really have to speed up to end up in the storage area of the back of the Apple store,” he said. A person inside the store at the time of the crash said the SUV appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed into the store. Another witness said the driver appeared to be injured but alert after the crash. “It was like a big explosion,” said another witness, who was outside. “It was so loud.” A woman whose 32-year-old son was at the Hingham Apple store was outside South Shore Hospital, desperate to find information about him. She told WCVB’s Peter Eliopoulos that she had not been able to reach him since the crash. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz was at the scene and spoke with investigators. Derby Street Shops at 92-98 Derby St. in Hingham, is a collection of 64 stores and restaurants. The 4,000-square-foot Apple store is located at the back of the outdoor shopping plaza, next to Burton’s Grill. It opened in 2006.
Police investigated after an SUV crashed into the Apple store in the Hingham Derby Street Shops shortly before 11am on Monday.
Video from Sky 5 showed a large hole in the glass front of the store. There were several people on the ground outside the store being treated by dozens of first responders at the scene.
Several people were put on stretchers and taken to ambulances.
At least five people were injured in the accident. A nurse at South Shore Hospital told WCVB they have been told to expect anywhere from seven to 10 victims to be transported to their emergency room.
The store was scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on Monday, and the crash happened less than an hour after opening.
It was not clear how far into the shop the car drove. A tow truck was parked outside the store.
Crime tape cordoned off a large area of the parking lot surrounding the Apple store.
Frank O’Brien, who was shopping on Derby Street at one point, told the Patriot Ledger that he wondered how fast a car would have to go to get through the glass in front of the store.
“You really have to speed up to end up in the storage area at the back of the Apple store,” he said.
A person inside the store at the time of the crash said the SUV appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed into the store.
Another witness said the driver appeared to be injured but alert after the crash.
“It was like a big explosion,” said another witness, who was outside. – It was so loud.
A woman whose 32-year-old son was at the Hingham Apple store was outside South Shore Hospital, desperate to find information about him. She told WCVB’s Peter Eliopoulos that she had not been able to reach him since the crash.
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz was at the scene and spoke with investigators.
Derby Street Shops at 92-98 Derby St. in Hingham, is a collection of 64 stores and restaurants. The 4,000-square-foot Apple store is located at the back of the outdoor shopping plaza, next to Burton’s Grill. It opened in 2006.
