Massachusetts Traffic: 55-Car Pileup, Dozens of Crashes, 1 Fatality

Icy roads led to dozens of traffic incidents around Massachusetts Wednesday morning, including a tragic fatality in Needham and a 55-car pileup on Route 128 North in Wakefield.

A traffic-related fatality has been confirmed in Needham, where a 63-year-old man was struck while assisting another driver.

Meanwhile, the morning rash on 128 resulted in several injuries, but State Police said none were believed to be serious. About 30 of the roughly 55 vehicles involved had to be towed.

The scene was cleared shortly after 9 a.m., but traffic is backed up for miles and miles. There are still heavy delays.

The icy roads should be helped by warming temperatures throughout the day, but a major snowstorm is set to come in after that.

Elsewhere in Massachusetts:

One fatality was reported in Needham, where a 63-year-old man was struck while assisting another driver.

A multi-car crash on Route 93 by 495 in Methuen closed the highway until a little after 9.

Boston traffic was a mess. Storrow and Memorial Drive and the Mass Ave. Bridge are open.

Slippery roads have caused dozens of accidents on the North Shore, including more than 30 in Salem in a two-hour stretch.

Multiple crashes in Dedham involved two cruisers that were responding to accidents.

A school bus in Melrose headed to Malden crashed and two students were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Brookline Police are reporting 15 crashes in the city.

Carlisle Road in Westford was partially shut down due to a crash.

An overnight accident involving two jackknifed tractor-trailer units closed multiple lanes on the Mass Pike in Framingham.