Incident connected to police activity, but immediate details scant

By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news

A Monday afternoon traffic crash at Ashland’s North Main and Maple streets that resulted in hospitalizations was connected to police activity, according to the City of Ashland’s Facebook page, though additional details were not immediately available. 

The city requested avoiding the area for at least an hour while police blocked off outbound traffic until the scene was cleared by the Ashland police department, the alert said. At 5:10 p.m. city officials declared the scene cleared and the area open to traffic. 

Ashland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Steve Boyersmith said he couldn’t describe the police activity but could confirm AF&R received a dispatch at 4:49 p.m. from an accident involving three vehicles where two people were hospitalized. One was taken to Ashland Community Hospital and the other to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, but no further patient information could be disclosed, Boyersmith said. 

Ashland police Chief Tighe O’Meara did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This story may be updated if more information becomes available. 

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