The Mass Pike westbound in downtown Boston is locked down resulting from a hearth in an electrical car.
MassDOT experiences I-90 westbound is closed at mile marker 133 “due to a vehicle fire.”
The State Police add: “This morning shortly after 7 a.m., Troopers and Boston Hearth responded to a automotive fireplace on I-90 west simply past the Prudential Tunnel. A number of automobiles additionally struck particles in roadway as a part of the scene.
“For the protection of motorists and first responders, officers closed the roadway and All diverted site visitors.
“Boston Fire advised State Police that the engulfed vehicle is electric and will take several hours to extinguish.”
Deadly in a single day
So as to add to the town’s site visitors terrors, a person in his 70s died in a single day.
The State Police report this morning that: “At 3:30 a.m., Troopers responded to a critical crash the place the Sumner Tunnel meets I-93 North at Authorities Heart. The operator, a person in his 70S, turned trapped on account of the crash.
“Troopers worked with Boston Fire and EMS to extract the operator and facilitate his transport via ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital with life threatening injuries. Unfortunately, the man’s injuries proved fatal and he did not survive.”
The crash stays beneath investigation.
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