DANVERS, MA — A truck driver was killed Monday morning in a crash on Interstate 95 near Exit 70 in Danvers and Peabody, sending a tractor-trailer onto its side and slowing traffic for hours on Massachusetts’ North Shore.
State police said the truck collided with another vehicle around 10:57 a.m., causing fatal injuries to the truck driver. Authorities did not say what led to the crash.
Crash scene shut down part of I-95
Images from the scene showed the tractor-trailer tipped over with its cab upside down. A minivan was also seen in the median nearby.
A substance spilled from the trailer into the woods beside the highway, according to the report. The crash led to lane closures on I-95 north and on the Exit 70 off-ramp while crews worked the scene.
Drivers were told to avoid the area
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation asked drivers to stay away from the area if they could and warned that delays would last for hours…