CHATHAM – A car reportedly crashed completely into a building in Chatham. The incident happened at Larry’s P.X. Restaurant in the Shop Ahoy plaza on Main Street (Route 28) near Barn Hill Road. Two people in a Toyota Rav4 were injured in the crash. One of the victims was transported to South Shore Hospital trauma center in Weymouth. A building inspector was called to check the damage. The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team was called to shore up the building so the vehicle could be removed. Chatham Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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From Chatham Police: On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at approximately 09:22 AM, Chatham Police and Chatham Fire Rescue responded to Larry’s PX restaurant, 1591 Main Street, for a report that a vehicle had driven into the building.
On arrival, Chatham Public Safety located a 2017 Toyota Rav4, operated by a 71-year-old Chatham (female) resident, that had breached the front entrance and penetrated several feet into the restaurant.
Two injuries, (1 restaurant employee and 1 patron), were transported to local hospitals with reported non-life-threatening injuries.
Assisting with this response were members of the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team and Town of Chatham Building and Code Enforcement.
The incident remains under investigation at this time.
From Chatham Fire: At approximately 9:20 AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, the Chatham Fire Department was called to 1595 Main Street (Shop Ahoy Plaza) for a report of a vehicle into a building. Upon Fire Department arrival there was a car fully into a building occupied by a breakfast restaurant. A first alarm assignment was called, bringing in off duty personnel. The Barnstable County Technical Resue Team was also called to respond. Chatham Police were on scene working to free a victim trapped between the vehicle and the structure. Fire Department personnel utilized tools to free the victim to an awaiting ambulance where they were transported to South Shore Hospital with serious but non-life threating injuries. This victim was an employee of the restaurant. A second victim was removed from the building and transported to Cape Cod Hospital. This victim was a patron. The driver was uninjured.
Once the vehicle was removed, the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team shored the building and all utilities were secured. There were no responder injuries, and the building was turned over to the owner. The other businesses in Shop Ahoy Plaza will remain open. Chatham Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
