BURLINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) – A crash on I-95 northbound in Burlington caused lanes on both sides to close Thursday morning and left one person hospitalized.
Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to the crash at roughly 6:30 a.m., at the intersection of Route 3 and I-95, which involved a passenger car and a tractor-trailer.
“As a result of the crash, a person in the passenger car was transported to Lahey Hospital with serious injuries,” state police said in a statement. “Several large metal plates also fell off the tractor trailer involved in the crash and came to rest on both sides of the highway.”
About 28 gallons of diesel also spilled.
George Goffredo, the driver of the tractor-trailer, said he was listening to a Catholic Mass on an app when the crash happened.
“I figured I had a long drive, I put it on and I listened to the Mass and was actually saying the rosary when the accident happened, and when I was done, it was still saying the rosary,” Goffredo said.
Officials removed all the metal plates by 7:40 a.m.
“Fire Officials remain on scene to address the tractor trailer which came to rest in the median and began leaking fuel after the crash,” state police said. “Two lanes on the left, northbound side of the highway remained closed until the leak was fully contained at 9:15 a.m.”
The crash remains under investigation.
“I’m grateful for my grandkids and kids because I can’t go anywhere. They still rely on me,” Goffredo said.
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