Vehicle crash closes Route 9

March 24, 2008

One person was injured when the vehicle he was operating crashed into a telephone pole on Route 9 westbound at Winter Street. As a result of the crash, the pole snapped and wires obstructed both lanes of Route 9 closing the highway just after noon on March 24th.

The driver was transported to Metrowest Framingham Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Local and State police as well as firefighters closed Route 9 until utility companies could raise the wires out of the travel lane.

The following pictures are courtesy of, and copyright 2008, Linda Hubley:

Fire Chief John Mauro confers with National Grid Personnel regarding the wires and pole down.

Engine 23 blocked the westbound side of Route 9 while police diverted traffic to Central Street.

The low-hanging wires posed a danger to all vehicles in all lanes.

Lt. Christian Dano speaks with an unidentified person in the closed eastbound lane.

Police divert eastbound traffic onto Woodland Road.

The vehicle which crashed into the pole came to rest in the yard of a residence on Route 9.