Two Injured by Wrong-Way Driver on Rte. 128 Tuesday Morning

WILMINGTON, MA - Two people were seriously injured in an accident on Rte. 128 North Tuesday morning.

State Police say the accident, which happened at approximately 4:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, was caused by a wrong-way driver caused by a vehicle driving southbound on the northbound side of the highway in the Burlington area of Rte. 128 by Rte. 3.

The two vehicles involved in the crash are a 2008 Hyundai Accent and a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. State Police say at this time, the investigation into which vehicle was going the wrong way is ongoing.

The operator and sole occupant of the Hyundai, a 20-year-old Wayland woman, and the operator and sole occupant of the Cobalt, a 27-year-old Dracut man, were both transported to Lahey Clinic in Burlington for treatment of serious injuries.

All northbound travel lanes were closed for approximately two hours for the rescue response, crash investigation, and cleanup.

The crash remains under investigation by Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, particularly as it relates to identifying the wrong-way operator. No charges will be sought until that determination is made. State Police were also assisted on scene by Lexington and Burlington Police and Lexington Fire.