One hospitalized following multivehicle crash on I-495 in Westford

August 11, 2025
- By Alex Svenson

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WESTFORD — One person was hospitalized following a multivehicle crash on Interstate 495 in Westford on Monday, which shut down two lanes of the highway and caused heavy traffic delays during the evening commute.

According to Westford Fire Chief Mike Denehy, the person transported to the hospital suffered minor injuries, after a tractor-trailer and five other cars crashed in the northbound side of the highway. The vehicles, which sustained moderate damage, had to be towed away.

The crash occurred around 3 p.m. Monday, just past Exit 83 (Boston Road, Westford).

Both the Westford Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police responded to the scene.

WestfordCAT photos from the scene showed a Westford Fire Department firetruck and Massachusetts State Police cruiser at the scene, with the damaged tractor-trailer pulled over in the median of the highway.

The two closed northbound lanes were reopened later Monday evening.

Alex Svenson

Alex Svenson joined WestfordCAT as a multimedia journalist in July 2025. He is responsible for researching, writing and producing news stories for WestfordCAT's website and newspaper, as well as creating video content for WestfordCAT's news show and social media platforms, expanding coverage of town meetings, community events, local businesses and the stories that make Westford unique. Alex began his professional journalism career as a part-time reporter for WestfordCAT in 2022. He has since worked for NBC 10 Boston, Boston.com and WCVB NewsCenter 5 Boston, before rejoining WestfordCAT in 2025. Alex also has experience working in local government at the Boston City Hall and Massachusetts State House. Originally from Arlington Massachusetts, Alex graduated from Suffolk University in 2022, where he wrote for The Suffolk Journal and was a student reporter for NECN's 'Suffolk in the City'. When he’s not in the newsroom, Alex enjoys traveling, watching sports, playing soccer, running, hiking, fishing, playing guitar, listening to music and going to the movies.