Colrain Dump Truck Crash Closes Road For Five Hours

By Franklin County Now June 23, 2021 8:06 pm

By JULIE CUNNINGHAM and CHRIS COLLINS

Photo by Colrain Fire Department

(Colrain, MA) – A truck accident closed Greenfield Road in Colrain for five hours yesterday. Police say a ten-wheel dump truck hauling an excavator crashed into a brook at the bottom of Colrain Mountain at around 10:15 am. The accident generated a small fuel spill. The road was reopened at around 3:15 pm.

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