Traffic & Transit

Route 1 Serious Crash In Saugus

Traffic was severely backed up after a single-car crash.

SAUGUS, MA — A crash on Route 1 South shut down the right lane and backed up traffic for Monday morning commuters. The driver in the single-car crash, who was reported to have had a medical issue, was transported to the hospital.

State Police confirmed the crash around 9:50 a.m., about an hour after it was being reported on scanners as a "serious" crash.

The lane has been reopened and the crash scene cleared, but it was bad this morning.

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