Massachusetts Turnpike

Three people, including children, were seriously hurt in a series of crashes that closed the Massachusetts Turnpike in both directions, in Charlton on Monday afternoon, Massachusetts State Police say. Images from the scene showed several trucks involved in multiple crashes. In the first, a truck carrying a forklift crashed into the guardrail, setting off a chain reaction crash as a…

Trash spilled onto the side of the road; the driver had a minor injury.

Massachusetts, meet “Baby Pike,” the boy who was born on Interstate 90 as his mother was heading to the hospital on Sunday. Audelina Ordonez Barrios was heading east on the Mass. Pike Sunday evening when she gave birth to her son on the highway before she could make it to Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, she told NBC10 Boston. The…

At least two cars were involved late Saturday afternoon in a crash along the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westborough, with fire officials saying delays should be expected. The Westborough Fire Department said they had responded to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Mass. Pike eastbound at the 107.2 mile marker. Fire officials did not provide any further information on injuries, or…

It should come as no surprise to any Boston driver that bumper-to-bumper traffic is back. Not that Boston traffic was ever pleasant, but years of many companies allowing remote work during the pandemic did ease the load on many highways. Workers have been steadily returning to the office, however, and traffic is on the rise — in some parts of…

A driver who fled multiple crashes he caused, then a police stop, on the Massachusetts Turnpike Sunday afternoon in a wild chase that ended with his arrest in a swamp is now facing multiple charges, officials said. The driver finally crashed his gold Cadillac XTS sedan in Charlton and fled on foot, according to state police, and was only arrested…