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Black ice claims two cars at Ryder's Cove today

01/30/12 · 9:56 am :: posted by CCToday     

Serious injuries reported


   This was the scene at 8:15 a.m. today when the red and blue cars above collided on Route 28 in North Chatham. A sand truck quickly made the area safer. Photos by Patricia Brooks.

CHATHAM - The accident was less than a 200 feet north of the scene of last Friday's mishap when a Chatham town truck vaulted over the guardrail and ended up a few feet from the cove.

On right, above, the wrecker driver picks up the battery from the red car which flew out of the engine compartment due to the severity of the impact.

Below, on right, the wrecker driver prepares to hoist the first car on his rig with the head of Ryder's Cove in the background.

Below, the second car ended up fifty-feet further north.

Black ice blamed

Today's accident was caused by black ice on this still-shaded corner of Route 28.

Shortly after the accident, a town sand truck came to spread sand on the area.

There was a passing shower in the area about an hour before and while temperatures were 38 degrees at the scene above, the roadbed was still extremely slippery.

Photos by Patricia Brooks, Cape Cod TODAY.

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