Mass., N.H. respond to hundreds of crashes during record winter storm

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Massachusetts State Police received calls for 222 crashes, with no fatal incidents but 12 injuries.

After one of the largest snowstorms Massachusetts has seen in years dropped nearly two feet of snow in parts of the state, Massachusetts State Police reported responding to more than 200 crashes since the storm began. 

From Sunday through Monday at 4 p.m., MSP received 222 crash reports, including 12 with injuries, according to a MSP spokesperson. 

The department also fielded 402 calls for disabled vehicles and 13 for motorist assistance, and responded to seven vehicle fires and four abandoned vehicles, the spokesperson said. No fatalities were reported. 

On Sunday afternoon, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation temporarily lowered the speed limit on the Mass. Pike to 40 mph in both directions.  

Across the border, New Hampshire State Police responded to more than 160 weather-related calls statewide during the two-day winter storm, according to a Facebook post. 

Between Sunday at 1 p.m. and Monday at 9 p.m., troopers in New Hampshire responded to 46 crashes, seven with injuries. They also assisted 77 vehicles off the road and helped roughly 38 other drivers, according to the post. 

During the snowfall, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation reduced the speed limit on Interstates 89, 93, 293, 393, and 95, Routes 101 and 16, and the F.E. Everett and Spaulding Turnpikes.