Small portion of Fred Mason Road Closed After Minor Car Accident

CHESHIRE, Mass. — A minor accident involving a tractor trailer truck and a car closed a portion of Fred Mason Road on Tuesday.

 

Cheshire Fire Department, Police Department and Ambulance responded to a car accident around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening when a Toyota RAV 4 collided with a parked tractor trailer truck.

 

"The truck pulled over for directions, he was going to make a phone call because he wasn’t sure where he was going," Police Officer Mike Alibozek said. "He said a hand full of cars passed him and then he was hit."

 

Alibozek said the driver looked down and was unable to stop before she could see the truck. 

 

There were no injuries.

 

"She went to get checked out. She had couple of abrasions on her chest from the seat belt but other than that she was fine," he said. 

 

The front of the car was substantially damaged and the back of the tank connected to the truck was leaking.

 

Initially this brought immediate concerns, however, the truck was only transporting pool water.

 

"It was just pool water, which is fortunate," Alibozek said. 

 

The road was closed from where it connects with Route 8 to where it turns onto Reservoir Road.