Middleboro Fire Department Responds to Dump Truck Rollover on I-495

MIDDLEBORO (WBSM) — A dump truck overturned on Interstate 495 early this morning in Middleboro and the cause of the crash is under investigation.

According to Middleboro Fire Chief Owen Thompson, the department responded at about 5:12 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on I-495 North, south of Exit 12.

Firefighters arrived to find a 10-wheel dump truck that was towing a trailer with two asphalt rollers had tipped onto its side in the right and breakdown lanes.

The driver of the truck was the only person in the vehicle; Thompson said he was not injured.

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Thompson said the right and breakdown lanes were closed for several hours due to a fuel spill that included about eight to nine gallons of oil and coolant that spilled from the asphalt rollers.

Numerous entities responded to the scene, including Big Wheel Towing and Recovery, Frank Corp. Environmental Services, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and Massachusetts State Police, including the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, commonly known as the “Truck Team.”

Thompson said the cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.