State Highway 140 in Massachusetts: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 44 fatal crashes on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts killed 48 people, the 12th most of any numbered road in Massachusetts. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 2 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 4 counties of Massachusetts. All fatal crashes in Massachusetts.
Deaths on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Bristol County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 140 from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 24 deaths. Bristol, Worcester and Norfolk counties together held 91% of fatal crashes in State Highway 140 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol County | 0 | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | Worcester County | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 | Norfolk County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.5%
- Feb6.8%
- Mar13.6%
- Apr6.8%
- May2.3%
- Jun4.5%
- Jul11.4%
- Aug9.1%
- Sep6.8%
- Oct13.6%
- Nov13.6%
- Dec6.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 61%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 21%, a rollover in 9.1%, a pedestrian in 2.3%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 27 | 61% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 9 | 21% |
| Rollover | 4 | 9.1% |
| Other | 2 | 4.5% |
| Pedestrian | 1 | 2.3% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 2.3% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 18% of fatal crashes in State Highway 140 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024, below the Massachusetts share of 30%; speeding in 34%, above the Massachusetts share of 29%; a hit-and-run in 4.5%, about the Massachusetts share; a driver recorded as distracted in 18%, above the Massachusetts share of 12%; 60% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Massachusetts share of 62%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Massachusetts. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 140 | Massachusetts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 0.0% | 6.6% | below the Massachusetts share |
| At or near an intersection | 30% | 26% | above the Massachusetts share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 30% | 19% | above the Massachusetts share |
| A drinking driver | 18% | 30% | below the Massachusetts share |
| Speeding | 34% | 29% | above the Massachusetts share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 18% | 12% | above the Massachusetts share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 60% | 62% | below the Massachusetts share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.5% | 4.9% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 16% | below the Massachusetts share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.3% | 20% | below the Massachusetts share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in State Highway 140 in Massachusetts
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts?
- 44 fatal crashes killed 48 people on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 2 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 140 in Massachusetts do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Bristol County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 140 from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 24 deaths. Worcester County was second with 11.
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Where the State Highway 140 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 140 in Massachusetts (filed under 19 spellings, such as "SR- 140 CAPE ROAD", "SR-140", "SR-140 COUNTY ST", "SR-140 E CENTRAL ST"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.