Driver Airlifted Following Crash Near Pittsfield-Lanesborough Line

Staff Reports 02:13PM / Wednesday, September 09, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A 67-year-old man was airlifted to Baystate Medical Center with life-threatening injuries early Wednesday morning after his SUV collided with a tractor-trailer near 500 Cheshire Rd.

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at approximately 3:46 AM, the Pittsfield Police Department, Pittsfield Fire Department and Action Ambulance were called to the area of 500 Cheshire Rd, just south of the Lanesborough town line, for a report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries.

Upon arrival, officers found a GMC Terrain had collided with an empty flatbed tractor trailer belonging to Unistress Corporation.

Initial investigation showed that the GMC Terrain, being operated by a 67-year- old man, had been traveling southbound on Cheshire Rd and collided with the empty flatbed tractor trailer, that was crossing the road, lodging the SUV underneath it. This tractor trailer was being operated by a 53-year-old Dalton resident at the time.

The operator of the GMC Terrain was transported to Berkshire Medical Center with life threatening injuries and later airlifted to Baystate Medical Center due to the severity of the injuries. The operator of the tractor trailer unit was not injured in the collision.

Based on the location of the crash, Cheshire Rd did not need to be closed down.

The Pittsfield Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section.

The accident remains under investigation by the Pittsfield Police Traffic Unit. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or may have witnessed this vehicle traveling on Cheshire Rd shortly before the accident is asked to contact Sergeant David Hallas at 448-9700 Ext. 560 or Officer Brandon Gallagher at Ext. 549

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ServiceNet Hopes to Open Pittsfield Warming Center in Nov.

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Thursday, October 15, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A warming center is again planned in the First United Methodist Church for the cold months.

During last week's Homelessness Advisory Committee meeting, Erin Forbush, director of shelter and housing at ServiceNet, reported that they hope to begin operating the nighttime center in mid-November.

It would operate from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. in the church, which abuts The Pearl shelter. Forbush said the warming center would be the same program as in the past.

"Again it's a warming center, so there's no cots or beds, but it is certainly a place to come in, and we'll have a hot coffee or cocoa ready for folks," she explained.

"It will be a place to be inside and warm."

This year, ServiceNet hopes to secure full funding from the state so the warming center can open on Sundays at 5 p.m. In years past, they found that Sunday is the most challenging day for unhoused individuals because many community spaces aren't open.

The First Housing Resource Center, managed by Hearthway, opened earlier this year as a low-barrier option for people to rest and access amenities. It is open seven days a week, and Forbush said if people could come to the warming center on Sundays at 5, there would be a fuller day of coverage.

"It does still leave a little gap for Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, as spaces like the library close at five, but we know that Sundays were something that people were looking for," she said.

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