03/23/2015 - WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1445 hours on the afternoon of Monday, March 23, 2015 the Whitman Fire Department responded to a reported single vehicle motor vehicle accident in the area of Washington Street and Auburn Street. A passer-by reported the motor vehicle accident, and the exact location and details of the crash were not certain. Ambulance-247 and Engine-2 searched the area on Washington Street, but were unable to find anything. When crews traveled down Auburn Street, they noticed a car into a building at 204 Washington Street, on the Auburn Street side of the house. The vehicle did visible damage into the side of the building. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time that emergency crews arrived on-scene. The reported occupants were inside the house when police were finally able to locate them. The reported occupants of the vehicle were not forthcoming with information, including who was actually behind the wheel during the crash. Ambulance-247 obtained one patient refusal at the scene. The building inspector was requested to the scene by Acting Lieutenant Tom Ford. A board up company was requested to the scene to shore up and secure the damaged portion of the building. No one was transported from the scene. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
