A jackknifed semi truck caused a multi-vehicle pile up on a Boston bridge on Wednesday morning.
The accident happened on November 18th at around 7 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts.
@NBC10Boston SkyRanger over jackknifed TT on Zakim Bridge – only one lane getting by at this time pic.twitter.com/TdKiMccDzT
— Scott MacEachern (@smaceachernNBC) November 18, 2020
According to Mass Live News, a semi truck was traveling along Interstate 93 southbound across the bridge when it jackknifed, causing a chain reaction crash involving approximately eight vehicles.
“The crash resulted in several injuries,” police said in a statement. However, the injuries sustained in the wreck are not believed to be life-threatening
Troopers on scene reporting numerous non-life threatening injuries and approximately 8 vehicles involved in the crash.
— Dustin Fitch (@DustinGFitch) November 18, 2020
Will put out more info as we get it. #MAtraffic https://t.co/hJ3Wk0qaTb
Police reported that the rig was hauling an “extensive load” at the time of the wreck, which led to “extended cleanup time.”
Cleanup was finished and the roadway was reopened by approximately 9:10 a.m.
No further information regarding the crash has been released.