Truck Accident Snarls Lyme Street Intersection

Yesterday's collision between a truck and the Lyme Street tunnel under I-95 resulted in this scene. All photos by Jaroslav Kosmina. — This was the aftermath of yesterday’s collision between a truck and the I-95 overpass on Lyme Street resulted in this scene. Photo by Jaroslav Kosmina.

On Tuesday morning, a tractor-trailer attempting to maneuver the Lyme Street overpass experienced damage to the trailer, and the road was temporarily closed from the I- 95 overpass to the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts.

Lyme_Street_truck_accident — View of the damaged tractor-trailer from the rear. Photo by Jaroslav Kosmina.

Traffic could still reach the Exit 70 on-ramp, but severe congestion resulted as traffic built up on Rte. 156 and Halls Rd.

Oh dear ... — Oops! It seems the tractor-trailer driver misjudged a few things….

Lyme Street was reopened around 1 p.m.