Three-Car Accident on Route 2 Causes Backup
Two the cars involved were part of a funeral procession
Around 11:40 a.m. this Monday morning, three cars were involved in an accident while traveling south on South County Trail just past Middle Road. Although drivers appeared shaken, no one was taken by rescue from the scene. Two couples were following each other from a memorial service to the burial site when the first driver said a tractor-trailer suddenly pulled out in front of him causing everyone to slam on their brakes. Each car slammed into the next as the tractor trailer kept driving, the driver said. The woman from the third car from East Greenwich was shaken and upset. "The other drivers are telling the police about the tractor trailer right now," she said, asking not to be identified. The other two couples from Cranston and West …
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12:08 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
From the photos, it looks as if that tractor trailer most likely left that intersection just South of the Middle Rd intersection. It's a blinking light intersection. Maybe if the lights functioned, this would have been avoided. more ›