1 person hospitalized after crash on I-91

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One person was taken to the hospital after driving off the highway on Thursday.

According to officials the car veered off of I-91 south crashing into the nearby woods.

Traffic was backed up while crews worked to remove the car.

The driver was the only person in the car and was hospitalized with serious injuries, but is expected to survive.