Dump truck rollover slows site visitors on either side of I-95 in Lexington

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The rollover prompted a mud spill that spanned either side of the freeway, shuttering a number of lanes of site visitors.

A dump truck rollover on Interstate 95 in Lexington backed up site visitors on either side of the street Monday afternoon, additionally leaving a part of the freeway coated in dust.

The rollover occurred close to Exit 45B on I-95 northbound, leaving two southbound lanes and one northbound lane open to site visitors, in keeping with the Massachusetts Division of Transportation. 

The Massachusetts State Police stated the crash resulted in accidents, although it was not instantly clear who had been injured, or how severely. A state police spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to an electronic mail searching for clarification. 

Lexington Firefighters Native 1491 wrote on Twitter that one individual was injured and brought to a close-by hospital. The union additionally shared images documenting the “in depth cleanup” on the scene. 

MassDOT reported that the rollover resulted in a dirt spill; Massachusetts State Police stated the truck was hauling rocks.

At 4:30 p.m., state police introduced that every one southbound lanes were open however northbound closures had been nonetheless in impact.