WALPOLE, MASS. (WHDH) - A section of Route 1 in Walpole was shut down after police say a pedestrian was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Authorities responded around 5 p.m. on Monday to the southbound side of the highway near Coney Street and found a person that had been hit.
The pedestrian was taken to Boston hospital via medical helicopter.
The Massachusetts State Police are at the scene and investigating.
The section of Route 1 has since been reopened.
No additional details were immediately available.
#Walpole police respond to person hit by tractor trailer on Rt. 1. Road shut down for about an hour. Just reopened. pic.twitter.com/Y9NQRT72nk
— Kim Lucey (@KimLucey) May 8, 2017
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