A tractor-trailer driver died early Thursday after rear-ending a box truck that was pulled over in the breakdown lane on northbound I-95 in Georgetown, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers were called to the scene just after midnight following reports of a serious crash, and the driver did not survive.
According to The Boston Globe, troopers responded to a northbound section of the highway for reports of a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer truck and a box truck. An investigation at the scene found that the tractor-trailer driver had rear-ended the box truck while it was stopped in the breakdown lane, the paper reported.
It remains unclear whether anyone was inside the box truck when the tractor-trailer struck it, per the same account. WHDH 7News also reported on the fatal crash, describing the story as developing as Massachusetts State Troopers responded to the scene just after midnight.
Investigators Still Piecing Together What Happened
The victim’s name had not been released, according to WCVB, which also confirmed that the crash remains under investigation. The station did not provide further detail on the condition of anyone who may have been in the box truck or on what led up to the collision.
The death is being investigated by the state police’s Crime Scene Services and Collision Analysis and Reconstruction sections, the Globe reported. Local police and fire departments also responded to the scene, according to the same report, though no additional detail on their role in the response was provided.
Not the First Deadly Crash on This Stretch
The overnight wreck adds to a string of serious crashes on this part of I-95 in Georgetown. In February 2024, a woman died in a two-car rollover crash on the highway on a Saturday morning, according to MassLive. That crash, near the Route 133 ramp, involved an SUV and a sedan, and two people were ejected from the SUV when it rolled onto its roof, MassLive reported.
No further updates on Thursday’s investigation have been released. State police have not said what led the tractor-trailer driver to strike the parked box truck, and the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under review.
