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Two Drivers Seriously Injured in Wrong-Way Head-On Crash on I-495 in Mansfield

State police are working to confirm which motorist was traveling the wrong way.

Overview

  • Massachusetts State Police received a report of a vehicle going north on the southbound side of I-495 around 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
  • Multiple 911 calls immediately reported a head-on collision in Mansfield, with both vehicles sustaining heavy damage.
  • The Mansfield Fire Department said two people were seriously hurt, and state police said one driver was taken to Boston Medical Center.
  • Southbound lanes were closed for the response, and the left travel lane reopened just before 3 a.m.
  • MSP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction and Crime Scene Services units are investigating, and authorities have not released identities or indicated potential charges.