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Breaking News

Tanker Overturns in Massachusetts

Aired August 15, 2002 - 11:08   ET

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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We want to update our viewers now on the breaking news out of Massachusetts -- Westboro, Massachusetts on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The rescue taking place right now of a trucker, who is actually trapped inside the cab of his truck that overturned on the turnpike there. The accident happened about an hour-and-a-half ago.
Good news -- the word we're getting from the wire services, the trucker is not hurt. He's just stuck inside the cab. So they are working real hard to get him out of there.

Other than that, we are talking a big mess, a traffic mess on both the east and westbound side of the turnpike.

Also, we now know what that tanker truck was carrying: latex paint. So you've got a big paint spill as well to deal with right there on the turnpike.

And I just wanted to bring to you up to date. Those pictures courtesy of WHDH, working on getting the trucker out of the cab.

But once again, the word we are getting is that the trucker is not hurt, so that's good.

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