Violent crash into stone wall under investigation on North Shore

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — State and local police are investigating a violent crash in a town on the North Shore on Tuesday morning.

The crash happened on Atlantic Avenue in Marblehead around 3 a.m.

“It sounded like something like a bomb was going off,” neighborhood resident Christine Caldwell told Boston 25 News. “Something you hear around the 4th of July."

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Video captured by a Boston 25 photographer showed skid marks in the road leading to a stone wall and dislodged debris on a nearby sidewalk.

There was no immediate word on injuries to those involved in the crash.

A photo shared with Boston 25 showed first responders surrounding the crashed car, which was flipped on its roof.

A tow truck was called in to remove the mangled vehicle.

The Marblehead Police Department warned commuters that the area would be completely blocked at Community Road.

The road was shut down for hours as investigators gathered evidence at the scene. It eventually reopened around 7:30 a.m.

There were no additional details immediately available.

Atlantic Avenue by the JCC of the North Shore is shut down this morning after a crash. You can see skid marks on the ground headed toward a stone wall. A tow truck is here now to remove the car. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/3SUwMHKTR2
— Ryan Breslin (@ryanjbreslin) August 19, 2025