ERVING — A tractor-trailer driver was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle rolled over on Route 2 along the river on Monday.
According to Fire Chief Philip Wonkka, first responders were requested at around 9:09 a.m. for the single-vehicle accident involving a 2018 International LT625 tractor-trailer truck hauling construction equipment.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Brand Doherty said the rollover occurred near mile marker 61, with the truck toppling into the treeline as it headed westbound on Route 2. The driver, who Doherty said was a 51-year-old man from New Lebanon, New York, was the truck’s sole occupant.
According to Wonkka, the driver “had self-extricated before (emergency responders’) arrival.” Doherty said he sustained “possible minor injuries” that Wonkka similarly said “appeared to be non-life-threatening.”
The incident remains under investigation by State Police, with no possible cause for the rollover yet released. Doherty said there was “no mention” of charges in the police report.
The Erving Police Department, Gill Police Department, Erving Fire Department, Massachusetts State Police, State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section and Orange Ambulance responded. Rose Ledge Co. of Erving towed the vehicle, allowing Route 2 to reopen to two lanes of traffic.
Reach Julian Mendoza at 413-772-0261, ext. 261 or jmendoza@recorder.com.