PEABODY, Mass. (WHDH) – A tractor-trailer flipped over on Route 1 in Peabody Friday afternoon, dumping mounds of dirt all over the road.
“The driver was coming down Route 1 just going a little too fast, went to make the turn and flipped the car on its side,” Dean Collins said.
Collins, the owner of 222 Newbury Motors, says the driver crawled out of the cab and appeared to be uninjured. He says the truck narrowly missed an Audi.
Sky7 was over Lowell Street, where a decent amount of dirt could be seen all over the road. Massachusetts State Police tweeted that exit 26 on the southbound side of the highway was closed as a result of the crash. The area has since been reopened.
“Luckily it was the day after Thanksgiving, so it was a real slow traffic day. If it was a normal weekday, he would of landed on three or four cars,” Collins said.
The driver was hauling dirt from a nearby construction site. Crews have since cleaned up the mess.
The driver was taken to an area hospital with an arm injury, but is expected to be OK.
It’s not clear if any tickets or charges will be filed.
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