Crime & Safety

Accident on Paradise Road Results in Injury

The collision took place about 2:30 p.m.

 

A motorist was transported to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident on Paradise Road about 2:30 p.m. today, Thursday.

Swampscott firefighters responded to the vicinity of Eastern Bank, at 405 Paradise Road. The operator was placed on a backboard and in an ambulance and transported to Salem Hospital, said Swampscott fire Lt. Sheila Scranton.

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The vehicle was disabled and towed from the scene.

Initial police scanner reports said the incident may have been the result of a hit-and-run accident.

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