Highway Blocked

Protestors attached to barrels block the northbound lane of Interstate 93, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Milton, Mass. The Boston contingent of Black Lives Matter said in a statement that the protest was intended "to confront white complacency in the systemic oppression of black people in Boston." (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Jean Lang) BOSTON HERALD OUT, QUINCY OUT; NO SALES

(Jean Lang)

Officials from the Massachusetts State Police and Easton Fire Department are reporting that an ambulance responding to violent car accident was blocked from traveling to a Boston hospital on Thursday.

Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Timothy P. Alben told reporters during a press conference that an Easton ambulance carrying car crash victims in serious condition had to be diverted to a lower-level hospital because of the protests.

About 11 people were arrested by police for blocking I-93 north near East Milton Square on Thursday as part of an action by the #BlackLivesMatter protest movement. The protesters blocked traffic by locking themselves together with the help of concrete filled barrel they transported to the site with a rented box truck.

MassLive left a message with the Easton Fire Department for comment.

A Tweet from the MSP and a Facebook post from the union confirmed the incident.