Traffic & Transit
15-Car Pileup On Mass Pike Caused By Ice: State Police
Multiple people were injured in the collision in the eastbound lanes late Thursday night.
BRIMFIELD, MA — Multiple people were injured Thursday night in a pileup collision in the eastbound lanes of the Mass Pike in Hampden County, according to state police.
The pileup happened just before 11:30 p.m. in Brimfield involving about 15 vehicles, including multiple semitrailers, state police said.
State police said road icing was likely the cause of the crash. The state saw a long mixed-precipitation event on Thursday and Friday compounded by frigid temperatures that moved in during the afternoon hours.
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"Multiple victims transported. Icing on road believed to be cause," state police said in a tweet.
At 11:20 PM last night Troopers, firefighters and EMS responded to a chain-reaction crash involving approx 15 vehicles — inc multiple tractor trailers and personal vehicles — on the Pike EB in Brimfield. Multiple victims transported. Icing on road believed to be cause. pic.twitter.com/RJoQbLM8SV
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) February 24, 2023
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