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At approximately 3:40pm on Monday, Massachusetts State Police responded to a crash on the ramp from Route 195 East to Route 140 East in New Bedford.
According to police, the crash involved a Honda Odyssey and an International 4000 truck. The truck’s driver, 32-year-old Tiago Melo of New Bedford, was arrested for operating with a revoked license, no inspection sticker and marked lanes violation. In addition, there were three warrants out for his arrest
The Honda driver, a 33-year-old woman from Mattapoisett, and an 82-year-old female passenger, were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Eyewitnesses said that the driver who was unhurt and refused medical treatment had insisted that he was not the one driving the truck and offered to help police find the driver. However, other eyewitnesses on the scene told police that they had seen him climbing out of the truck.
The scene caused serious traffic congestion as the scene was being cleared.
