YARMOUTH – A vehicle overturned on Route 6 in Yarmouth shortly after 5 PM Friday. The crash happened westbound just past Union Street (Exit 75). The driver was able to self-extricate and appeared to have escaped any serious injuries. Mass State Police are investigating if the snowy weather was a factor in the crash. Traffic delays were likely approaching the scene.
Friday evening, multiple additional crashes were reported across the Cape, including one on Route 6 eastbound at Route 134 that blocked traffic for a time. Motorists were reminded to slow down and allow extra travel time.
Falling tree limbs were blamed for a power outage affecting 400 Eversource customers in Falmouth, Scattered outages were also reported in Barnstable.
Later in the evening, over 600 electric customers lost power in the Hyannis Port area. Eversource blamed equipment damage for the outage.
Just before midnight, a Jeep struck a tree on Oak Street in West Barnstable. There was extensive damage but luckily the driver escaped any serious injury.
As of early morning, only isolated power outages remained.