Ice Likely Cause Of Worcester Rollover
WORCESTER (CBS) – A rollover crash likely caused by ice closed part of Interstate 290 in Worcester on Saturday morning.
Just before 9 a.m., Massachusetts State Police responded to the ramp from I-290 to Route 146 southbound in Worcester.
The ramp was closed as a result of the crash, but reopened a short time later.
State police said a 64-year-old Worcester man was driving on the ramp in a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee when he came upon a disabled vehicle that was not moving in the roadway.
According to police, the man swerved to avoid a collision, but was unsuccessful and his Jeep rolled over.
The Worcester man was transported to UMass Medical Center with minor injuries while the other driver was uninjured.
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