Mass. Pike Crash In Framingham: Here's What Happened

FRAMINGHAM, MA—A multi-vehicle crash involving a box truck, a tractor trailer, two sport utility vehicles, a pickup truck, and an unmarked state police cruiser, closed down all lanes on the Mass. Pike around 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday and seriously hurt a trooper.

The crash occurred at exit 12 in Framingham going eastbound, and all lanes east and westbound were closed as a medical helicopter approached, police said. By noon, westbound lanes were opened but eastbound lanes remained closed. The eastbound lanes reopened around at 12:41 p.m., police said.

The most serious incapacitating 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, according to state police.

The driver and passenger of one of the SUVs, a man and woman, both 66 and both of Charlton, were taken by ground ambulance to UMass Medical Center with incapacitating injuries. The operator of the second SUV, a 46-year-old Worcester woman, was taken by ambulance to UMass Medical Center with non-incapacitating injuries. The operator of the box truck, a 56-year-old Pepperell man, was taken by ambulance to Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham with non-incapacitating injuries.

The Trooper, a 46-year-old male assigned to the department’s Certification Unit, suffered potentially incapacitating injuries and was transported to Beth Israel Hospital.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 57-year-old Springfield man, was not injured.

This chain reaction crash, according to investigators, 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.

The crash remains under investigation.

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