MassDOT Worker From Weymouth Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash

WEYMOUTH, MA – Three people, including a MassDOT employee, were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 Monday. At least two of the injuries were serious, state police said. Emergency crews responded to the crash on the northbound side of the highway in the Westwood and Dedham area at approximately 12 p.m.

Police said a MassDOT employee driving a 2016 Department of Transportation pickup truck was responding to a report of debris on the highway and had pulled over in the left breakdown lane.

Two northbound vehicles that were behind the pickup slowed down. A third vehicle, a 2000 Chevrolet van, did not slow down in and swerved to the left to avoid hitting the cars in front of it.

As the van swerved, it struck one of the vehicles ahead of it, a 2007 Cadillac STS, causing the van to roll over and hit the DOT pickup in the breakdown lane. The MassDOT worker, a 53-year-old South Weymouth man, was either entering or exiting the truck when it was hit, police said.

The driver of the van, a 37-year-old Canton man, was extricated and transported by medical helicopter to Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital in Boston. The MassDOT employee was taken by ambulance Beth Israel-Deaconess. Both men sustained what police described as "incapacitating injuries." The driver of the Cadillac, a 26-year-old Brockton woman, was taken by ambulance to Boston Medical Center after reporting pain.

The extent of her injuries was undetermined.

Both sides of I-95 were closed early Monday afternoon for the helicopter to land. All lanes have since reopened.

The crash is under investigation.

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