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State Route 2A

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 29Deaths 29Counties 4Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 29 fatal crashes on State Route 2A in Massachusetts, with 29 deaths.

That is 0.8% of the 3,483 fatal crashes in Massachusetts over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 38% from 21 in 2005–2014 to 29 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Middlesex County (13), Worcester County (13) and Franklin County (2) and 1 other county.

20.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Massachusetts: 29.7%) and 27.6% had a speeding-related driver (29.2%); pedestrians were 17.2% and motorcyclists 6.9% of those killed.

29fatal crashes, 2015–2024+38% vs 2005–2014
29people killed1.0 per fatal crash
21%with a drinking driverMassachusetts: 30%
28%speeding-relatedMassachusetts: 29%

Fatal crashes per year

0362000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 3 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 0 crashes2008: 4 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 3 crashes2022: 3 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 2A (MA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Massachusetts

MeasureState Route 2AMassachusetts
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024293,483
Deaths, 2015–2024293,665
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.8%100%
Change vs previous ten years+38%-3%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver27.6%
Pedestriansshare of people killed17.2%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed6.9%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes48.3%

tick marks the Massachusetts share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-2AShare of routeCounty total, all roads
1Middlesex County1345%499
2Worcester County1345%497
3Franklin County27%69
4Suffolk County13%256

Hour of day

12am3.4%
1am0%
2am0%
3am6.9%
4am3.4%
5am3.4%
6am10.3%
7am3.4%
8am3.4%
9am3.4%
10am0%
11am0%
12pm3.4%
1pm6.9%
2pm3.4%
3pm3.4%
4pm6.9%
5pm6.9%
6pm3.4%
7pm3.4%
8pm13.8%
9pm3.4%
10pm3.4%
11pm3.4%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 2A beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Massachusetts share for all roads.

Other routes in Massachusetts

All routes and counties in Massachusetts

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 2A in Massachusetts?

29 fatal crashes with 29 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 2A had the most fatal crashes?

Middlesex County (13), Worcester County (13), Franklin County (2) and Suffolk County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 2A involved alcohol or speeding?

20.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 27.6% a speeding-related driver, against 29.7% and 29.2% for all fatal crashes in Massachusetts.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 2A?

48.3% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.