State Police report a dump truck tipped over inside the O'Neill Tunnel northbound, disgorging its load of gravel across three lanes and creating a mess for commuters.
WFXT has dashcam video of the truck tipping over.
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Looks like it was weaving around
By mg
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 1:16pm
which is even more stupid with a truck.
Looks like
By ElizaLeila
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 1:27pm
reactionary movement to the semi partially invading the dump truck's lane on the curve. And once the dump truck started swaying they had trouble gaining control. Probably driving a little fast for total control.
The semi stayed in his lane
By anon
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 2:06pm
The dump truck driver was going far too fast for his load and the curve.
The semi does not "invade" that lane at all.
But... but... but...
By Scratchie
Tue, 03/03/2020 - 3:16pm
He was in a hurry!
Watch again
By anon
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 3:20pm
The semi tracks the lane perfectly - the dump truck is starting to lose his lane, swerves toward the semi, then back into the next lane, then gets completely out of control.
He was trying to pass the semi at a high rate of speed.
4 or 5 times
By ElizaLeila
Tue, 03/03/2020 - 2:02pm
I've watched it numerous times. The rear wheels ride the line, thus my thinking the dump truck driver got startled by what I termed 'partially invading'.
Nonetheless, I also noted that same driver was likely going too fast.
All I know is I entered the tunnel behind the spill
By MC Slim JB
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 3:24pm
by about three minutes, and it took me nearly two hours to get out of it onto the Zakim. Blech.
one question
By Lisfnord
Mon, 03/02/2020 - 3:26pm
was the driver all right?
A coworker of mine who was
By Rob
Tue, 03/03/2020 - 1:10pm
A coworker of mine who was stuck in the slow traffic upstream said to me that he saw spilled gravel on the roadway at the beginning of the tunnel (which must be at least a half mile or maybe even three-quarters) before where the truck tipped over, so maybe he was having trouble all the way in?
Losing load? Tire blowout?
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