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Fiery crash into Massachusetts behavioral health center leaves man dead

Fiery crash into Massachusetts behavioral health center leaves man dead
EMILY. WELL, ED CREWS BOARDING UP THE BUILDING HERE BEHIND ME, MANY WAITING TO LEARN WHAT CAUSED THIS DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT OF THAT BUILDING. THE STAFF IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING CARE OF THE PATIENTS. OUR CAPACITY IS 117 PATIENTS. WE WERE FULLY OCCUPIED LAST NIGHT. TERRA VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CEO FRANCIS SAVAGE CREDITS THE STAFF FOR KEEPING EVERYONE ONE SAFE. WHEN THIS PICKUP SLAMMED INTO THE BUILDING AROUND 530 THIS MORNING, BURSTING INTO FLAMES AS THE WHOLE STAFF CAME TOGETHER AND MADE SURE THAT EVERY ONE OF THE PATIENTS WERE SAFE. FIRE TRUCKS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SURROUNDING THE BUILDING SKY FIVE OVERHEAD, WHERE THE BLACK PICKUP HIT THE FRONT WALL. THE ROOF SHEARED OFF THE HOOD HARDLY RECOGNIZABLE. POLICE SAY THE MAN DIED INSIDE THE TRUCK AS IT BURNED. I JUST THOUGHT I WAS CALLING WAS JUST A FIRE. I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS A TRUCK, SO? SO. AND THEN I JUST SAW THE. TRUCK GO, GO OUT AND I SAID, WOW. INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT SAYING WHAT CAUSED THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL TO SMASH INTO THE BUILDING, BECAUSE THE DAMAGE IS ONLY TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUITES. WE DO BELIEVE AT THIS POINT THAT WE’LL BE ABLE TO CREATE A ROOM AND BOARD SCENARIO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO TREAT PATIENTS, THE CEO SAYING THE BUILDING IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AS THEY PREPARE TO RETURN TO ROUTINE, BUT THE PATIENTS ARE SAFE. WE WILL CONDUCT NORMAL BUSINESS AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN STARTING TOMORROW. NOW, AT THIS POINT, POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED. THE NAME OF THE DRIVER WHO DIED. THEY’RE ALSO NOT SAYING WHETHER THEY BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT OR WHETHER THEY BELIEVE
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Fiery crash into Massachusetts behavioral health center leaves man dead
The CEO of the health center says the building was fully occupied at the time of the crash, and he credits the staff for keeping every patient safe.

The CEO of the health center says the building was fully occupied at the time of the crash, and he credits the staff for keeping every patient safe.

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