Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Bucket Truck Overturns on Cambridge’s Memorial Drive, Severely Injuring Worker

State police with OSHA have opened parallel investigations into the workplace crash.

Overview

  • Troopers responded around 9 a.m. after the truck tipped into oncoming traffic near John F. Kennedy Street, according to state police.
  • The injured man, reported to have been working in the bucket trimming a tree near Wheeler Park, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
  • DCR closed Memorial Drive from North Harvard Street to the JFK Street area for recovery operations, with all lanes shut until after 3 p.m. and one lane still closed at 8 p.m., police said.
  • State Police Crime Scene Services and the State Police Detective Unit are investigating the crash, with OSHA handling the workplace-safety component.
  • The vehicle appeared to belong to Northern Tree Service, the cause of the tip-over has not been determined, and authorities have not released the worker’s identity.