Truck Accident Backs Up I-93

Did you get caught in the traffic on I-93 today leaving or going into Chinatown? A truck filled with gravel flipped over on I-93 South near Dorchester and spilled gravel all over the highway. State Police closed down the HOV lanes and diverted traffic going south onto exits. Those going north in the HOV lanes were trapped until a truck came to remove the HOV barriers and allowed the HOV cars to make a u-turn exit.

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Drivers stood outside their vehicles in the HOV lane to make phone calls. Cars in the HOV lane could not move forward, backup or change lanes due to the HOV barriers.

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The truck that flipped over. Firefighters and rescue personnel worked to remove the vehicle as well as the gravel that spilled onto the highway.

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State Police diverted all traffic to exits on I-93S.

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