Some of the vehicles that were pinned between tractor-trailers in the 15-vehicle chain-reaction crash that took place on the Mass Turnpike in Brimfield late Thursday night.
Massachusetts State Police said emergency crews responded to the chain-reaction crash, which involved multiple tractor-trailer trucks, around 11:20 p.m. in Brimfield, located between Springfield and Worcester. Multiple drivers and passengers were injured and transported to local hospitals. The severity of their injuries was still being determined Friday morning, police said.show crushed cars pinned beneath and between tractor-trailers, some stacked up.
All eastbound lanes of the turnpike were closed until 5 a.m. Friday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.