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Tractor-trailer rollover on I-495 in Hopkinton causing 2-mile backup

The trailer appeared to have fallen off the truck; there was no immediate word on any injuries

A trailer appeared to have fallen off a semi-truck on I-495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, backing up traffic for miles.
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A tractor-trailer rollover on Interstate 495 north in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, is causing major traffic delays on Wednesday afternoon.

State police said around 3 p.m. in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that they were on scene of a tractor-trailer rollover on I-495 north in Hopkinton, just south of the Massachusetts Turnpike.

At the scene, the trailer appeared to have fallen off the truck.

A trailer appeared to have fallen off a semi-truck on I-495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, backing up traffic for miles.
NBC10 Boston
A trailer appeared to have fallen off a semi-truck on I-495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, backing up traffic for miles.

There was no word on injuries.

One lane was still closed as of 3 p.m., state police said, and traffic is backed up about 2-1/2 miles.

No further details were immediately available.

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