Crime & Safety

Trash Truck Rolls Down Embankment on Mass Pike

Traffic delayed for westbound travelers.

 

At about 1 p.m., a waste management truck rolled down an embankment on the MassPike westbound near mile marker 101 in Grafton, just west of the Westborough Service Plaza. Initial reports indicated that a car may have been involved in the crash.

and Westborough fire departments and Massachusetts State Police (MSP) were called to the scene. Westborough firefighters were released from the incident at about 1:30 p.m.

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According to a statement from the MSP, no injuries are reported though emergency medical service personnel are at the crash site.

“A diesel tank has been compromised and is leaking fuel. A hazmat team is en route to assess the situation,” reads the statement.

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