Flying Ax Crashes Into Car Windshield on Route 95

A passenger got a scare of a lifetime on Wednesday morning when an ax fell off a dump truck and crashed partially through a car’s windshield on Route 95 Southbound in Topsfield.

Massachusetts State Police said a Peabody man, who was driving the truck, had not properly secured the ax. The ax went halfway through the windshield, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The passenger was shaken, but not injured.

Police cited the driver for failing to secure cargo and was fined $200.

Massachusetts State Police said:

“Two important lessons here: 1.) Contractors and all other motorists are reminded to properly secure items they are transporting, including tools, building materials, bicycles, canoes, luggage, furniture, beach chairs, and the like. 2.) The man whose car was struck was obeying the speed limit, driving about 65 mph. If he had been speeding, the increased velocity of his car would have increased the power of the [ax’s] impact, meaning it could very well have gone through the glass and injured his passenger. Please remember those lessons. We are very thankful that this situation did not have a worse ending.”

Photo credit: Massachusetts State Police