BMW rear-ends tractor trailer, driver seriously injured

LANE LAMBERT

The driver of a BMW was seriously injured late Friday morning when his car rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 3 in Rockland. State Police spokesman David Procopio said the accident occurred at 11:45 a.m. in the left, northbound lane of Route 3, near exit 14.He said the crash sent both vehicles onto the highway’s median strip. The tractor-trailer driver wasn’t injured, but the male driver of the BMW was taken to South Shore Hospital.The identity and hometown of the injured driver weren’t immediately available.The northbound left lane continues to be closed while State Police investigate the cause of the accident. Procopio said the right lane is open.