Traffic & Transit
I-90: Truck Fire Causes Backup, Delays From Weston To Boston
It's slow going on the Pike this morning. Avoid if you can.
NEWTON, MA — Watch for serious delays on the Mass Pike westbound. Three travel lanes were closed after a beer truck caught fire at mile marker 121 in Weston. State police said fire crews have extinguished the fire and there's a cleanup in process.
Folks took to Twitter to report the back up went all the way past Newton.
"mess on the pike, westbound. Truck went up in flames between Weston tolls and Natick. 3 fire trucks. Slow all the way to the Shaw’s overpass or so," Tweeted Diogo Camacho.
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No word on what caused the fire or if there were any injuries.
#MAtraffic Rte 90 (Mass Pike) W/B at mm 121 in #Weston, three travel lanes closed. LTL open. Fire extinguished. Cleanup in process. https://t.co/mXboUiQ07x
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 17, 2018
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