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18-Wheeler Overturns, Pinning Driver in Waltham
May 15, 2022 | MASSACHUSETTS
PETER LOBO, Correspondent
Photo by PETER LOBO
Photo by PETER LOBO
Photo by PETER LOBO
Photo by PETER LOBO
Photo by PETER LOBO
Photo by PETER LOBO
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
WALTHAM, MA - Around 9:45 A.M. on May 15th, both Waltham and Weston Fire Departments were receiving calls for a truck rollover on the off ramp from I-95 south to Route 20 in Waltham. Weston Engine 4, Ladder 1 and Ambulance 1, along with Waltham Engine 4, Squad 5, Rescue 1 and Medic 1 responded. Companies arrived and found an 18 wheeler tipped over on its side with a load of gravel dumped out, and the driver still pinned inside the tractor. It took firefighters 30 minutes using the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver, who had a broken leg and was taken to Lahey Hospital in Burlington.