5-Car Mass Pike Crash In Newton Cleared; 2 Hurt: Update

Newton MA

21 October, 2020

7:38 AM

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NEWTON, MA — All lanes were reopened on Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound near Exit 17 Wednesday morning after a five-car crash prompted a backup all the way to Weston. Massachusetts State Police reported the crash at about 7:30 a.m. Two people were taken to Newton Wellesley-Hospital with minor injuries, police said. Images from a MassDOT surveillance camera just before the Star Market in Newton at 7:21 a.m. showed police lights and cars and tractor-trailers at a standstill. By 8:10 a.m., traffic was moving again in both directions, but expect delays to Wayland. Traffic at a standstill on the Massachusetts Turnpike Wednesday following a crash in Newton. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)