Woman hurt in crash at Everett rotary

Yesterday's crash in Everett was the second near Sweetser Circle involving a tanker truck since December. A woman was seriously injured shortly after 10 a.m. State Police had not determined whether either driver will face charges. (MICHAEL LAYHE SR. FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)

A 72-year-old woman was seriously injured in an accident yesterday morning in Everett after her car collided with a tanker truck.

The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on Route 16 near Sweetser Circle, a rotary where a speeding tanker in December overturned and spilled 9,400 gallons of gasoline, igniting an inferno that destroyed two three-decker houses and 21 vehicles.

No gasoline was spilled in yesterday's crash.

Darcy DeSouza of Lynn was driving a 2001 Hyundai Elantra when she made a lane change before a ramp to Sweetser Circle. The lane switch resulted in a collision with a 2008 Volvo tanker truck, said Sergeant Robert Bousquet of the State Police.

DeSouza became trapped after her car rolled over. Rescue workers cut her out of the vehicle.

She was listed in serious condition last night at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to a spokesman.

The truck driver - Walter Nutting, 45, of Brockton - was not injured, Bousquet said.

State Police have not determined whether either driver will face charges, Bousquet said. The accident forced police to shut down the road for approximately 2 1/2 hours.

In December, police cited the tanker truck driver for speeding. Although no one was injured, more than a dozen people were left homeless.

Days later, several state legislators filed a bill that would allow individual cities and towns to ban tanker trucks from rotaries. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means for further consideration.