Beer Truck Crashes, Takes Out Highway Exit Sign On I-95 In Newton
NEWTON (CBS) – A tractor-trailer truck hauling beer crashed into a highway sign on Interstate 95 in Newton just before the start of rush hour Friday morning.
The truck ran off the road and crashed into a sign on the northbound side by the Grove Street exit, right near the entrance to the Massachusetts Turnpike around 4:30 a.m.
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to pull the driver out of the wreck.
"You can tell by the way the cab was destroyed that the driver was very lucky he got out," Newton Fire Captain Mark Roche told WBZ-TV.
Weston @WellesleyFire and @NewtonFireDept responded to this TT Accident 128NB by Exit 23 for Grove St, Weston & Wellesley extricated 1 Patient with the Jaws of Life. This will have major impacts for the morning commute as they continue to work to clear the scene #MAtraffic pic.twitter.com/zevKUlSSL4
— Weston Fire (@WESTON_FIRE) March 8, 2019
The driver, who has not been identified, was taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital with minor injuries.
Footage from the scene shows that the truck appeared to be transporting boxes of Corona.
It's not clear yet what caused the crash or if charges will be filed.
"We are just fortunate that the product in the truck is only beer and nothing hazardous," Roche said.
On Thursday, a tractor-trailer hauling Fireball Cinnamon Whisky bottles rolled over on I-495 in Westboro.