Crime & Safety
Accident on I-95 Southbound Split Near Danvers and Peabody
Heavy smoke reported at 95/128 split, traffic backed up in left lanes
Traffic was backed up in the Danvers and Peabody portions of I-95 Southbound when a 2005 Chevy Silverado truck caught fire. The breakdown lane is closed.
Massachusetts State Police responded to the incident at 8:30 near Exit 45. Lanes re-opened at 9:20.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation posted on Twitter:
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#MAtraffic Update: Peabody- I-95SB at Exit 45, all travel lanes open. Only BDL remains closed.
— Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) December 13, 2016
The Peabody Fire Department responded. Steve Tyron is an Amesbury resident, and took these photos while on his way to work in Peabody.
@sweetadelinevt @PeabodyPatch I rolled past just before fire engine arrived pic.twitter.com/Vd88Hx30Rw
— Steve Tryon (@stevetryon) December 13, 2016
The fire has since been extinguished.
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