Driver rescued after truck crashes into Massachusetts pond

By: The Associated Press

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WESTWOOD, M.A. – A driver has been rescued from a pickup truck that crashed into an icy pond in a Boston suburb.             

Authorities responded to Buckmaster Pond in Westwood just after 5 p.m. Monday.

Officials say the driver was taken to a hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.               

The name of the driver, who was the only person in the truck, has not been released.              

Police say the truck struck a utility pole, snapped the pole in half, crashed through a wooden barrier and ended up partially submerged in the pond.              

Police say the cause of the accident is under investigation.

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