Overview
- Troopers responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a pedestrian struck near mile marker 74 on I-95 southbound in Boxford.
- First responders found the pedestrian with life‑threatening injuries and transported the person by ambulance to an area hospital.
- Massachusetts State Police said the crash scene is being processed by investigators and the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
- All southbound I-95 traffic is being diverted off Exit 74 to Topsfield Road while police work at the scene.
- The incident comes as state officials have recently stepped up highway safety efforts following a string of serious crashes earlier in July, which could shape the scope of the ongoing review.