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Second tractor-trailer rollover crash of the day on Mass. Pike closed exit ramp in Allston

A tractor-trailer rollover crash Exit 18 on the Mass. Turnpike in Boston. Mass. State Police via Twitter

A tractor-trailer rolled over Tuesday afternoon on an Exit 18 exit ramp on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The single-vehicle crash, which police said resulted in minor injuries, temporarily closed the westbound ramp onto Cambridge Street around 1:30 p.m. According to the state Department of Transportation, one lane on the ramp was re-opened shortly before 2 p.m.

CBS Boston reports the truck was hauling dry ice, which spilled out onto the road in the crash.

https://twitter.com/cwrucker/status/742771576525885440

Earlier in the day, another tractor-trailer was involved in a crash on the Pike in Millbury, closing two westbound lanes and causing delays in both directions.

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Lanes were reopened shortly after 1 p.m.

 

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