A car crashed off the side of Interstate 290 in Shrewsbury and burst into flames, sending black smoke billowing into the air before firefighters could knock down the blaze. The occupants suffered minor injuries in the fiery wreck.
The crash was reported by Boston 25 News, which detailed how the vehicle went off the road and caught fire, prompting a response from firefighters. Emergency updates cited by Cedar News said the occupants suffered minor injuries after the off-road crash, noting that black smoke could be seen pouring from the vehicle before firefighters extinguished the flames. Authorities are still investigating what caused the crash, according to Boston 25 News.
Who Responds to Crashes on This Stretch of I-290
The Town of Holden lists the State Police as the highway response agency and provides contact information for the Massachusetts State Police Holden Barracks, per the Town of Holden.
The Shrewsbury Fire Department operates three stations with 32 career firefighters and 12 officers and responds to more than 3,000 calls a year, according to the Town of Shrewsbury.
A Corridor With a Rough Stretch of 2026
I-290 is no stranger to serious incidents this year. The 20.16-mile auxiliary spur of Interstate 90 connects Worcester, Shrewsbury, and I-495 in Marlborough, per Wikipedia. In June, a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver on I-290 East in neighboring Northborough triggered a fully involved vehicle fire that killed one person near Exit 27, as reported by Patch.
Then in August, a multi-vehicle crash on I-290 East near Exit 30 in Marlborough killed two people and forced state police to shut down the highway for nearly four hours during evening rush hour, as Hoodline previously reported. Sunday's fire didn't carry the same toll, but it adds to a pattern of severe incidents along the corridor this year.
I-290 connects with I-495 in Marlborough.
The investigation into what caused Sunday's crash remains ongoing, and this remains a developing story.
