There were several traffic detours in place Saturday evening in Stoughton, Massachusetts, following crash involving one of the city's fire trucks.
Stoughton police released little information about the crash itself but said it occurred near the intersection of Pleasant and Lincoln streets, and resulted in traffic being diverted in several locations, including:
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- All traffic coming from Stoughton Center on Pleasant Street has been sent to Prospect Street.
- Traffic on Lincoln Street coming from Washington Street has been detoured to Grove Street.
- Traffic on Lincoln Street coming from the YMCA will be detoured to Pleasant Street toward Central Street.
- Pleasant Street traffic from Central will be detoured to Lincoln Street toward Washington Street.
Police said this is all a "giant grid," noting the detours are expected to last several hours.
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"Please don't go around the detours," they said.
Other details on the crash, including any injuries, were not immediately available from police.
Video from the scene showed a Stoughton Fire Department ladder truck behind the detour at Pleasant and Lincoln streets, at a rest up on a sidewalk near a fence that had been knocked down. A utility pole appeared to be entangled in the ladder.
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Police have not said how exactly the crash happened.
An Eversource truck was on scene, as well.
