Car Rollover Reported Near Exit 32
A vehicle reportedly struck a deer on 495 North here in Westford. UPDATE: A separate car has also been reported on fire.
All lanes are currently open to traffic, we will attempt to get more information if it becomes available.
More information on local traffic conditions is available at westford.patch.com/traffic
UPDATE -- 6:57 p.m. - We have reports of a three car accident just south of Exit 32 on 495 North with one car on fire. The accident was not related to the earlier accident involving the deer.
No injuries were reported from the second crash.
UPDATE -- 11:50 a.m., 11/20/12 -- The Lowell Sun reports that the driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Lowell resident Shashanaylee Ayala, declined medical treatment on the scene.
Chris Daley
8:31 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
I have deer whistles on my truck. Usually mounted with adhesive, they're supposed to emit a sound we cant hear, but spooks the animal into freezing still, instead of leaping out in front of you. Not fool proof; I believe they've helped many times. Out West roadsigns light up if sensors pickup a herd of elk, deer or antelope in the dark. Moose and deer are a big problem East; I once saw a black bear run across road in the Delaware Gap, eastern PA at dusk. Watch it out there!