Two Women Injured In Two Separate Car Accidents

A 71-year-old woman was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield for minor injuries yesterday after a collision on East Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. Iberkshires.com reports that according to police, the woman, driving an Oldsmobile, was eastbound when a Subaru Legacy, driven by a 35-year-old Great Barrington man ran the stop sign at Pomeroy Avenue and collided with her vehicle. The woman was transported to the hospital with minor injuries and the Great Barrington driver was not injured. The accident, at approximately 1:30 pm, was just one of many at that intersection over the years.

A Massachusetts woman escaped serious injury yesterday when her car went off the road in West Stockbridge, struck a stone wall, and rolled onto its side. The Berkshire Eagle reports that according to police, the woman, whose name was not released, was heading north on Route 41 shortly before 11 am when she lost control of her SUV at the intersection with Route 102 just south of the town center. The vehicle crossed Route 102 and plowed through a road sign before hitting the wall and landing on its side on a residential yard.