Traffic & Transit
Tractor-Trailer Driver Injured In Rollover Crash On Cape Cod Highway
Officials said some fluid was leaking from the tractor-trailer, but was contained and "posed no environmental hazards."
This story was updated at 3:11 p.m. on May 8.
FALMOUTH, MA — The operator of a tractor-trailer involved in a rollover crash on Cape Cod was injured but is expected to recover, officials said.
This morning around 8:15 a.m. Massachusetts State Police received a report of a tractor-trailer that rolled over on the Route 28 North on-ramp at Thomas B. Landers Road. In addition to the rollover, the truck dumped its load of mulch onto the side of the road.
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The operator of the truck was found outside the vehicle when officials arrived and was transported to Falmouth Hospital for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials said some fluid was leaking from the tractor-trailer, but were contained and "posed no environmental hazards."
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The on-ramp was closed until the vehicle was removed, but has since reopened. The cause of the accident remains under investigation by Massachusetts State Police
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