Peabody Man, Woman Seriously Injured In Route 1 Pileup

PEABODY, MA — Two Peabody residents sustained serious, potentially life-threatening injuries when the driver of a tractor-trailer owned by a Danvers trucking company rear-ended them and caused a chain-reaction crash on Route 1 in Revere on Monday, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Six vehicles were involved in the crash, which forced the closure of Route 1 in both directions for about two hours.

Police said the driver of the tractor-trailer, owned by Velez Brothers Trucking of Danvers, hit a sedan the Peabody couple was in at about 2 p.m. Monday on Route 1 northbound, south of the Route 60 rotary. The crash set off a chain-reaction crash that involved an SUV driven by a 48-year-old Danvers man, a Subaru Outback driven by a 43-year-old Newburyport man, a Nissan sedan driven by a 39-year-old Danvers man and a Honda sedan carrying two Medford residents.

The Peabody couple were trapped in their vehicle and Revere firefighters pulled them out, police said. The 44-year-old woman and 49-year-old man were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.

A 59-year-old Kingston, New Hampshire, man was driving the tractor-trailer, police said.

The Medford residents, Newburyport man and the Danvers driver of the Nissan sustained minor injuries.

Police said an investigation will determine whether charges will be filed.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)