Three people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a three-vehicle rollover crash on Route 1 at Coney Street in Walpole left a van flipped onto its side. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening, and all three vehicles involved were towed from the scene.
The crash, which happened on Route 1 at Coney Street, involved a van that ended up on its side along with two other vehicles, according to Boston 25 News. The three people transported to the hospital were being treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The Walpole crash occurred amid a large statewide volume of reported collisions: Massachusetts recorded 132,614 crashes in fiscal 2024, covering Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024. Fatal and serious-injury crashes made up 1.96% of that total, the lowest share in the state’s report since fiscal 2019. The figures provide a statewide measure, not a crash history for this Route 1 location; MassDOT uses submitted crash reports for safety analysis and traffic engineering. Massachusetts’ highway safety annual report details the totals.
Officers Remained on Scene as Roadway Cleared
Walpole police said officers stayed at the crash site Thursday morning to continue investigating, and that the roadway was expected to fully reopen soon once the scene was cleared; all three vehicles involved in the rollover were towed away as part of that cleanup, according to Boston 25 News. No further details on what led to the crash have been released.
Second Crash Hits CVS on Main Street
In a separate incident the same morning, a single-car crash happened at the CVS Pharmacy on Main Street. Firefighters said the vehicle crashed into the rear of the building. No injuries were reported in that crash, though the pharmacy sustained minor damage, as noted by Boston 25 News. It is not clear whether the two crashes are connected.
A vehicle also struck a business near Route 1 in Walpole in June 2024, when a car hit a utility pole near the Route 27 intersection, left the road and crashed into a Starbucks on High Plain Street. An employee was taken to the hospital with minor injuries; police said the driver was unhurt. That crash is separate from Thursday’s incident, but it is another recent example of a vehicle leaving the roadway and hitting a Walpole business. The 2024 crash at the Starbucks was investigated separately.
