Some rather unusual incidents caused delays on several highways around New England on Sunday afternoon.
Around 4 p.m., Massachusetts State Police sent out a tweet about a camper fire on Route 495 south in Plainville near the ramp to Route 1 south. The incident shut down the ramp for about 20 minutes while firefighters battled the flames.
#MAtraffic ramp open 495s to rte 1s #Plainville pic.twitter.com/6uXSkkD28z — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) October 5, 2014
Around that same time, Boston.com reported that a grill fell off a vehicle on Interstate 93 south in New Hampshire near the Massachusetts line, causing traffic backups.
I-93 Traffic Backed Up After Grill Falls Off Car http://t.co/YQjxaJlgJG pic.twitter.com/Qnzk1lA3k6 — Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) October 5, 2014
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Also around that same time period, a flatbed truck carrying some mini-trucks got into an accident on Interstate 93 north in the O'Neill Tunnel in Boston, causing delays there as well.
Traffic Alert:Oneill Tunnel Ax Rt 93 MT @JoeGiza: @AndreaWBZ front of this flatbread carrying mini trucks all smashed pic.twitter.com/0tp5giSM93 — AndreaWBZ (@AndreaWBZ) October 5, 2014
A short time later, a motorist on Rhode Island reported on Twitter that he was assisting Rhode Island State Police in attempting to catch a dog running on the highway on Route 146 north in Providence.
North Providence 146 north. I am assistanting @RIStatePolice trying to catch a dog running on the highway pic.twitter.com/sBQSohrVnP — Director Belonos (@walterbelonos) October 5, 2014
Just another ordinary Sunday in New England...
