Overview
- Police say the collision happened around 6 p.m. on Route 140 south when a vehicle in the right lane struck a tow truck traveling in the left lane.
- The impact forced the tow truck off the overpass and onto Washburn Road directly below.
- The tow truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have not released the driver's identity.
- The other driver was uninjured and remained at the scene, according to investigators.
- Freetown police, state police collision analysts, the district attorney's office, and the Department of Environmental Protection responded, with a small fuel spill cleaned and the left southbound lane and Washburn Road still closed during the investigation.