Route 1

Emergency crews responded around 5:30 a.m. for the crash on Route 1 North, which happened near Walnut Street, according to Massachusetts State Police. Around 70 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled across the road, which crews had to clean up.

Drivers should avoid the area during their Friday morning commute.

A crash involving a tractor trailer and a car closed traffic on Route 1 northbound in Saugus for hours Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 5:30 a.m. for the crash on Route 1 North, which happened near Walnut Street, according to Massachusetts State Police. Around 70 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled across the road, which crews had to clean…

A North Andover woman, 39, was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a pickup truck while at the Turnpike Car Wash on Route 1 in Peabody.

A 39-year-old woman was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when she was struck by a pickup truck while at a car wash on Route 1 in Peabody, Massachusetts, state police said. According to state police, the North Andover woman sustained serious lower body injuries and was flown to a Boston hospital after being hit around 2:36 p.m. at the Turnpike Car…

One man was killed when the car he was driving rolled over on Route 1 in Chelsea early Sunday morning, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers responded to the single-car crash on Route 1 northbound around 2:20 a.m. Sunday, state police said, where they discovered that a Nissan 350Z traveling northbound had struck the median and rolled over with a man…

A Vermont man was killed Tuesday night when he was hit by a car while trying to cross Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, on foot. Carlos Vasquez, 45, of Bennington, Vermont, was crossing all three southbound lanes on foot from the area of a Burger King restaurant near the Essex Street exit around 10 p.m. when he was hit by…

An accident on Route 1 in Norwood, Massachusetts sent a school bus crashing through The Chateau restaurant late Saturday night. Emergency crews responded to the restaurant shortly before 10:30 p.m. and found the bus smashed through the restaurant’s front door. According to Norwood Fire Department, the bus struck the restaurant shortly after it crashed into another vehicle on Route 1….

A carrier can be seen on camera crashing into a car at a Norwood intersection, then driving off before returning to the scene

A truck carrying several SUVs and pickup trucks crashed into a car crossing Massachusetts Route 1 Wednesday in Norwood, police said. Norwood police shared video of the crash, initially asking the public to call 911 if they spotted the truck, with a red cab, which had carried on down the highway. But police later said the car-carrying truck returned to…

Two trucks crashed on Route 1 in Saugus, closing the highway for hours and causing delays.

A truck crash Wednesday morning closed down a portion of Massachusetts Route 1 near the Main Street Exit in Saugus for several hours. Crews worked to right a tipped-over tractor trailer with a heavy-duty tow truck. The back part was removed with a cable shortly before 7 a.m. Crews also cleaned up a fuel spill. Traffic had been detoured at…

Smoke was visible from Massachusetts’ Route 1 highway Monday morning from a brush fire burning in the Lynn Woods, firefighters said. Winds were pushing the smoke into Saugus, according to the Lynn Fire Department.

A proposal to expand parking across from Gillette Stadium on Route 1 has drawn criticism from some residents who live near the home of the Patriots in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Dawn Freiberger lives in South Walpole and says you can hear noise from traffic on Route 1. “You can hear all these sounds. The more trees that are down, the louder…

More than 7,000 gallons of free gas was guzzled up in a matter of hours Friday morning at the Irving station on Route 1 in Norwood, Massachusetts.

One person got in line as early as 9:30 p.m. Thursday for “April Fuel’s Day,” a promotion to give away thousands of gallons of gasoline Friday morning.

More than 7,000 gallons of free gas was guzzled up in a matter of hours Friday morning at the Irving station on Route 1 in Norwood, Massachusetts. Auto dealer Ernie Boch Jr. pledged to give away a total of 7,000 gallons of gas Friday as part of his “April Fuel’s Day,” promotional event. But when the gas station reached the…

Police said the gunfire broke out during an apparent road rage incident and while no one was hurt, a bullet did hit the victim’s vehicle.

A 25-year-old Rhode Island woman was killed in a 2-vehicle crash that shut down a portion of Route 1 for about two hours Tuesday morning in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The crash, which involved a Ford Fusion and a tractor-trailer, occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on Route 1 near High Rock Road. A preliminary police investigation showed the Fusion was driving south…

Route 1 reopened in Saugus Wednesday morning after a car crashed into a pole and took down power lines. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured.