Tractor-Trailer Rollover Snarls Traffic On Mass. Pike

BOSTON (CBS) - Traffic on the Mass. Pike was backed up for miles after a tractor-trailer rolled over in Charlton.

The crash happened at about 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

State Police say the driver of the tractor-trailer was traveling westbound when he lost control of the vehicle. The tractor came to rest in the left travel lane of the westbound side, while the trailer came to rest on the eastbound side, blocking the two left travel lanes.

One of the truck's fuel tanks ruptured, leaking approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel.

The truck driver, a North Carolina man, was transported to the hospital for minor injuries.

#MAtraffic Secondary Crash, just prior to TT-unit on Mass Pike. No injuries, traffic is backing up! Seek Alt Route pic.twitter.com/P88P2q52ja
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) December 31, 2014

Truck rollover — A tractor-trailer truck rolled over on the Mass. Pike in Charlton. (Photo from Dustin Fitch/Mass. State Police)

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