A driver was seriously hurt in a single-car crash Friday on Interstate 290 east in Worcester, Massachusetts, police said.
The crash at mile marker 16 was reported just before 1 p.m., state police said. What led to the crash remained under investigation hours later, as the highway was fully reopened.
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Traffic was heavily backed up behind the crash. Worcester police had said to avoid the highway between Hope Avenue and Kelley Square. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said that the eastbound side of the highway was closed at Exit 15, with cars being diverted onto Southbridge Street.
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Officials didn't share the driver's condition.
