Traffic & Transit
Truck Driver Cited For Overheight After O'Neill Tunnel Crash
I-93 was backed up for miles. Watch the video of the moment the truck became stuck Thursday.
BOSTON, MA — The driver of the truck that hit the ceiling of O’Neill Tunnel, causing an hours-long backup that stretched to I-95 during the morning commute Thursday, was cited by state police for an overheight and overwidth truck.
The truck's cargo hit the roof before 6:30 a.m., closing lanes on I-93 South for about two hours Thursday. State police said the lanes were cleared around 8:20 a.m., but traffic was still backed up for miles. Route 1 was also heavy up into Saugus.
MassDOT said it had been working to remove the tractor trailer and two disabled vehicles.
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Police said no one was injured.
Folks driving past the scene this morning described glass and debris.
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"All traffic was driving very slow to get across the glass and debris. It was a scary scene," said Twitter user Carron in a message to Patch.
Check out the video at the top of the page.
This is what the Thursday morning commute looked like:
This is a traffic update.
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