VIDEO: Moving Van Hits Overpass on Storrow Drive in Boston, Flips Over
The accident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Storrow Drive westbound
By Eli Rosenberg and Marc Fortier ••
A moving van from Maine flipped over after hitting the bridge on Storrow Drive Tuesday evening.
At least one person was injured when a moving van from Maine hit a bridge on Storrow Drive and flipped over on Tuesday afternoon.
The accident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Storrow Drive westbound in the area of the Charlesgate overpass in Boston.
One passenger was injured and taken to a local hospital. He appeared dazed after hitting his head.
A truck overturned on Boston’s Storrow Drive ahead of the evening commute Tuesday.
The top of the van was completely sheared off, and gas was leaking from the vehicle.
The driver of the van told NBC10 Boston that he was driving in from Maine and had no idea the bridge would be so low. He said he didn't see any of the warning signs along the roadway.
Mark Garfinkel
A truck got stuck on Boston’s Storrow Drive under the Silber Way footbridge, Eastbound.
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A box truck filled with water and ice overturned on Aug. 7 on the westbound side of Storrow Drive under the overpass of Kenmore Square.
The top of a truck ripped off after the driver tried to squeeze under the Dartmouth Street footbridge on Storrow Drive on July 27. The truck was then moved to Beacon Street to get it out of the way of traffic.
Yet another tractor-trailer truck fell victim to one of the low bridges on Storrow Drive in Boston, getting stuck underneath on July 22.
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The aftermath of a Ryder box truck striking the overpass on Thursday, July 5, 2018.
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Mike Biuso
A struck truck on Storrow Drive on January 12.
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This truck got stuck on August 30, 2016, just in time for college move-in day.
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@j goodell
This truck got "storrowed" on May 6th.
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Aftermath of a "Storrowing" on Memorial Drive in Cambridge on June 9th.
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Shamus Moynihan
This one happend on June 21st.
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Diane McLaughlin
Diane McLaughlin shared this photo of a stuck truck on July 5.
Teddy Kokoros
Here's Teddy Kokoros' photo of a truck on July 20.
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This truck was "Storrowed" on the Bennington Street ramp onto Route 1A southbound on August 11th.
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A truck hit an overpass and rolled over on Jan. 12, 2018.
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This moving van out of Maine hit an overpass on Storrow Drive westbound on July 24, 2018.
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A Storrowed truck in Boston on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
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A truck gets “Storrowed” overnight in Boston.
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(Boston, Ma 011218) Workers unload the contents of a Servpro truck as it lays on its side, on the Kenmore off ramp from Storrow Drive west bound. January 12, 2018 Staff photo by Chris Christo (Photo by Chris Christo/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
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BOSTON – MAY 4: A tractor trailer truck became stuck under the Fenway/Charlesgate ramp on Storrow Drive on May 4, 2015. (Photo by Jaclyn Reiss/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Massachusetts State Police said the Fenway exit is closed. Traffic delays should be expected.
#DEVELOPING: Passenger in this moving van from #Maine rushed to hospital after van hit bridge on #Storrow. Driver told me he had no idea bridge would be so low. Asked him if he saw warning signs, he said no, but heard something when he entered Storrow. Ramp remains closed. pic.twitter.com/DCBnnGQH02
— Eli Rosenberg NBC10 Boston (@EliNBCBoston) July 24, 2018
Similar accidents are reported on Storrow Drive several times each year as moving vehicles and other large trucks unfamiliar with the road fail to navigate its low bridges.
