Three people remained in critical condition on Tuesday after a wrong-way collision on Route 128 in Gloucester early Monday morning, the city’s fire department said.
An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were listed in critical condition at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Tuesday afternoon, according to Kevin Gargan, a captain and EMS coordinator at the Gloucester Fire Department.
An 81-year-old man was also in critical condition at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Gargan said.
The two-car, head-on collision occurred around 1:45 a.m. Monday on the A. Piatt Andrew Bridge, hours after the end of Gloucester’s annual St. Peter’s Fiesta.
The 81-year-old was driving alone in one car, while four teenagers were in the other car, according to Chief Eric Smith of the Gloucester Fire Department.
One of the cars was heading north in the southbound lanes, according to State Police. State Police did not say which car was going the wrong direction.
Both the 81-year-old and the 18-year-old were trapped in their cars and had to be extricated using hydraulic rescue tools, officials said.
Two other people involved in the crash, a 19-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man, were released from hospitals on Monday morning, Gargan said.
In a statement on Monday, Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga said that the crash has “deeply affected our community” and that his thoughts are with those involved.
“This hits especially close to home, as several of those involved are not only from Gloucester but are young members of our community,” Verga said. “We are a city that cares deeply — we’re all holding those impacted in our hearts right now.”
The crash remains under investigation.
Information from previous Globe articles was used in this report.
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