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Messy Commute: Crews Clean Central Mass Highway After Tractor-Trailer Crash

Drivers in Central Massachusetts had a messy morning commute after two tractor-trailers and a car were involved in a crash on a major highway this week, according to officials. 

A tractor-trailer involved in the crash on I-84 East in Sturbridge

A tractor-trailer involved in the crash on I-84 East in Sturbridge

Photo Credit: Massachusetts State Police via Twitter

State Troopers responded to the crash near Exit 3 on I-84 East in Sturbridge just after 8 a.m. on Monday, May 1, according to Massachusetts State Police on Facebook.

One truck was sideswiped and spilled debris across the highway while the second truck swerved off the road and entered the wood line, police said. 

The crash shut down the eastbound lanes for several hours as a result. Traffic was rerouted into a nearby weigh station while crews cleaned up the road and repaired the guardrail. 

The operator of one of the vehicles, a 37-year-old man from Stamford, CT, was taken to UMass Medical Center with minor injuries, police said. The scene was cleared at 3:15 p.m. 

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