Tractor-trailer rollover forces road closure in Everett

(Bill Brett for The Boston Globe)

By Casey Ramsdell, Globe Correspondent

Route 16 was shut down for about four hours today after a tractor-trailer rollover at Sweetser Circle in Everett, State Police said.

Traffic was diverted around the scene onto Route 99 and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes.

The tractor-trailer, which was carrying produce, crashed just before 3 p.m. The driver was indentified as Charles Kabeya, 41, of Ipswich, said Trooper Eric Benson, a State Police spokesman. Kabeya was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Benson said.

The road was reopened at about 7 p.m., said Sergeant David Mahan, a State Police spokesman.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, police said.

Last December, a gasoline tanker overturned at the circle and spilled 9,400 gallons of gas, igniting an inferno that destroyed two three-decker houses and 21 vehicles.

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