Route 10/West Street intersection in Easthampton takes top spot on local list of 10 most dangerous intersections

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1. Northampton Street (Route 10)/West Street, Easthampton, 9 accidents; 3 resulted in injuries

2. Russell Street (Route 9)/West Street, Hadley, 12 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries

3. Granby Road (Route 202)/Lyman Road, South Hadley, 6 accidents; 3 resulted in injuries

4. University Drive/Northampton Road (Route 116), Amherst, 5 accidents; 3 resulted in injuries

5. Bridge Street (Route 9)/Damon Road, Northampton, 8 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries

5. Russell Street (Route 9)/North Maple Street, Hadley, 8 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries

6. Elm Street (Route 10)/College Street, Northampton, 3 accidents; 3 resulted in injuries

6. Westhampton Road (Route 66)/Loudville Road, Northampton, 3 accidents; 3 resulted in injuries

6. King Street (Routes 5 and 10)/Finn Street, Northampton, 7 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries

7. North Main Street (Route 9)/Bridge Road, Florence, 5 accidents; 1 resulted in injuries

8. Two: Purple Heart Drive (Route 202)/North Main Street (8 accidents; 1 resulted in injuries) South Hadley, and Mount Tom Road (Route 5)/Interstate 91 ramps (5 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries), Northampton

9. Commonwealth Avenue/Massachusetts Avenue, Amherst, 4 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries

10. Six: Triangle Street/East Pleasant Street (6 accidents; 1 resulted in injuries) and Clark Hill Road/East Pleasant Street (2 accidents; 2 resulted in injuries), both in Amherst; Main Street/Canal Street (1 accident; 1 resulted in a fatality) and Alvord Street/Brainerd Street (1 accident; 1 resulted in a fatality), both in South Hadley; Russell Street (Route 9)/South Maple Street (5 accidents; 1 resulted in injuries), Hadley; and Park Street/Center Street (6 accidents; 1 resulted in injuries), Easthampton

SOURCE: Gazette analysis of Massachusetts Department of Transportation 2010 crash data