Metal panels fly off truck, smash car on busy Massachusetts highway

BURLINGTON, Mass. — Lane closures were in place on a busy Massachusetts highway for much of the Thursday morning commute after metal panels flew off a flatbed truck and struck a vehicle.

The panels came loose on Route 128 in Burlington near Route 3 at Exit 50.

Aerial video of the scene showed a vehicle in the left travel lane on the northbound side of the highway with a smashed windshield and heavy front-end damage.

Several panels could be seen strewn on both sides of the highway, blocking travel lanes.

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“Temporary lane closures are currently in place on I-95 northbound and southbound,” MassDOT said in an advisory. “Lane closures are in place to allow crews to complete cleanup of debris.”