The crashes both occurred late Friday afternoon and led to delays, but there were no serious injuries reported, according to Massachusetts State Police.
SPRINGFIELD -- Back-to-back vehicle crashes on the Massachusetts Turnpike Friday afternoon slowed traffic but did not cause any serious injuries, according to state police who responded to the incidents.
The first crash occurred around 3:40 p.m. in Palmer, where a car collided with another vehicle near the westbound Exit 8 ramp.
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, but no one was transported to the hospital, according to a state police spokesman from the Charlton barracks, which covers that stretch of the turnpike.
The second accident occurred around 3:50 p.m. near the Interstate 291 exit ramp leading to Fuller Road and Shawnigian Drive in Chicopee.
A car driving eastbound near the exit rear-ended another car, causing damage to both vehicles, a state police spokesman from the Springfield barracks said. The vehicles were towed from the scene, he added.
Authorities said both accidents caused some rubber-necking, which led to delays.