But only for a half an hour, and only in front of Shedd Park.

Though, the half hour was from 6 to 6:30, so I'm sure anyone on Route 38 around that time noticed the traffic.

A fuel truck, which according to police radio broadcasts was carrying about 400 gallons of fuel, was involved in a colission with a small, maroon sedan about 6 p.m.

Police closed Rogers Street in front of the park until about 6:30, when the scene was cleaned up. No immediate report of injuries, and the baseball game going on nearby didn't seem to be disturbed.

I didn't grab much information at the scene. The truck seemed to make out alright, though it was towed by a huge tow truck from Lowell Fleet Towing. The small, maroon sedan didn't make out nearly as well, and its front and front driver's side quarterpanel were pretty mangled.

Here is a picture emailed to me by Amanda Frankland, of Lowell, who got much better shots than I did at the scene.

No word on a cause. I'll try to track down a report in a bit.

I couldn't get close enough to get any good pictures, but a woman at the scene said she might email me a couple later tonight. I'll post em if I get em.