Several people injured in car accident

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - Several people were sent to the hospital following a car accident in Amherst early Sunday morning.

Amherst Police Sergeant Mike Sullivan told 22News that around 3 o'clock, a car crashed near the area of the Notch on Route 116.

Route 116 between West Bay Road in Amherst and Amherst Road in Granby was blocked off for an about an hour.

No word yet on how many people were in the car or their current condition.

Sergeant Sullivan told 22News their injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.