20-Year-Old Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Brockton Crash

A 20-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision between his sedan and a boom truck in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. on Pearl Street, where the victim was reportedly driving south before veering into the northbound lane. Emergency responders extricated him from the wreckage and administered a blood transfusion en route to Boston Medical Center. Authorities have closed Pearl Street between Belmont and West Chestnut streets for the investigation and are asking witnesses to come forward. The condition of the driver remains unknown as this is a developing story. An off-duty firefighter provided CPR at the scene prior to the arrival of emergency services.