Two seriously injured in head-on collision with tree in Bridgewater

According to police, a man and woman were seriously injured Sunday morning when the car they were traveling in crashed into a tree in Bridgewater.

Bridgewater police and firefighters were called to the single-vehicle crash near 357 Pine St. around 7:20 a.m. police said in a news release. At the scene, first responders found a Chevrolet Cruze with severe damage and debris blocking the road.

Authorities’ initial investigation indicates the car left the road and crashed head-on into a tree, police said. First responders took the man driving the car to Boston Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

A woman who was a passenger in the car is believed to have life-threatening injuries, police said. She was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton and then transferred to Boston Medical Center.

Bridgewater police are still investigating the crash. No further information, including the identities of the man and woman, has been released.