Saturday, July 16, 2016

Dump Truck Driver, 3 injured Killed in Rollover on I-495 in Littleton, Mass.


By Mike Pescaro

 JULY 15, 2016

A dump truck driver was killed in a rollover crash involving four vehicles Friday on a Massachusetts highway, is identified.

Massachusetts State Police report that the driver of the truck was Nelson Umanzor, 38, of East Boston.

The crash took place around 3:40 p.m. on I-495 northbound in Littleton.

State police say a dump truck carrying ground-up pavement and a Kia rolled over in the crash. The truck's driver, a 38-year-old East Boston man, was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver and passenger of the Kia were taken to Emerson Hospital for minor injuries, as well as the driver of a Toyota that was involved.

A Lexus was also involved in the crash. That car's driver was taken to Lowell General Hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of this crash remains under investigation and no charges have been filed at this time.