Charlton Residents Injured In Chain Reaction MassPike Crash
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Massachusetts State Police have announced details on today’s serious chain reaction crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham. The accident occured just after 11AM and involved a box truck, a tractor trailer, 2 sport utility vehicles, a pickup truck, and an unmarked State Police cruiser near Exit 12 on Route 90 East.
The most serious injuries were sustained by the operator of the pickup, a 54-year-old Hudson man, who was taken by medical helicopter to UMass Medical Center in Worcester. The driver and passenger of one of the SUVs, a man and woman, both 66 and both of Charlton, were taken by ambulance to UMass Medical Center with serious injuries.
The operator of the second SUV, a 46-year-old Worcester woman, was taken by ambulance to UMass Medical Center with less serious injuries. The operator of the box truck, a 56-year-old Pepperell man, was taken by ambulance to Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham.
The Trooper, a 46-year-old male assigned to the department’s Certification Unit was transported to Beth Israel Hospital. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 57-year-old Springfield man, was not injured.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the chain reaction crash began when the box truck struck the rear of the pickup truck. The impact caused the pick up to burst into flames, and pushed it into a vehicle in front of it. That vehicle was then pushed into another vehicle which was pushed into the trailer. During the chain reaction sequence one of the sport utility vehicles was also pushed into the side of the MSP cruiser.
Several lanes of the highway were blocked for many hours on Monday to investigate the accident and clear the scene. The crash remains under investigation by Troop E of the Massachusetts State Police and multiple State Police specialized units.