Fuel Tanker Rollover Backs Up Mass Pike Westbound For Miles In Auburn

AUBURN (CBS) -- The westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike was backed up for miles Monday afternoon after a fuel tanker rollover in Auburn.

Massachusetts State Police said the rollover closed the right line and it would take hours to clean up. As of 4:35 p.m., there was a five-mile backup on the highway, police said.

Additional information on the crash was not immediately available.

A tanker rolled over on the Mass Pike in Auburn (Photo credit Massachusetts State Police)

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