An 'unthinkable morning': 1 dead, 16 injured after car crashes into Apple store in Hingham - The Patriot Ledger

HINGHAM − A man has died and 16 people were injured Monday after a black SUV crashed into the Apple store in the Derby Street shopping center.

Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said there is an "active criminal investigation" into the crash.

Monday when the SUV, a Toyota 4Runner, crashed into the glass-plated storefront and "struck multiple people," Cruz said.

One person died, 14 others were taken to South Shore Hospital and two were taken to Boston-area hospitals.

“We are devastated by the shocking events at Apple Derby Street today and the tragic loss of a professional who was onsite supporting recent construction at the store," the company said.

Police radio communications said South Shore Hospital was full and rejecting trauma patients an hour after the crash, but hospital officials later clarified that scanner communication was not accurate and no patients were turned away.

Cruz said people were walking on the sidewalk in front of the store when the crash occurred.

"The Apple store is a very busy place," he said.

Frank O'Brien, who was shopping at Derby Street at the time, wondered how fast a car would have to go to bust through the glass in front of the store.

"You'd have to really be picking up speed to end up in the storage area at the back side of the Apple store," he said.

"My wife is at Derby Street in Hingham, a black 4Runner drove full speed into the Apple store," one man tweeted.