Overview
- State police say a wrong‑way vehicle struck another car near mile marker 29 by Exit 28 in Northborough, and emergency crews were on scene extinguishing vehicle fires.
- Multiple 911 callers reported the car driving eastbound the wrong way before the collision, and viewer video showed at least one vehicle on fire.
- Officials confirmed several people were injured and at least one person was taken to a nearby hospital, but the exact number of victims and severity of injuries remain unclear.
- MassDOT ordered all eastbound I‑290 traffic diverted at Exit 27 to allow emergency access and warned drivers of multi-hour impacts in the area.
- The crash comes after a recent fatal wrong‑way crash in Millbury that has prompted state attention to expand wrong‑way detection and prevention measures across Massachusetts.