State Highway 9 in Massachusetts: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 48 fatal crashes on State Highway 9 in Massachusetts killed 50 people, the 10th most of any numbered road in Massachusetts. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 4 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 7 counties of Massachusetts. All fatal crashes in Massachusetts.
Deaths on State Highway 9 in Massachusetts by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 9 in Massachusetts: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Worcester County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 9 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 22 deaths. Worcester, Hampshire and Berkshire counties together held 81% of fatal crashes in State Highway 9 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester County | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Hampshire County | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Berkshire County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 9 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 8.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 10.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.2%
- Feb8.3%
- Mar4.2%
- Apr18.8%
- May4.2%
- Jun8.3%
- Jul6.2%
- Aug14.6%
- Sep8.3%
- Oct8.3%
- Nov6.2%
- Dec6.2%
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 9 in Massachusetts first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 35%; a pedestrian in 35%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 17%, a cyclist in 2.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 17 | 35% |
| Pedestrian | 17 | 35% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 8 | 17% |
| Other | 4 | 8.3% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 2.1% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 2.1% |
| Rollover | 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 9 in Massachusetts compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 25% of fatal crashes in State Highway 9 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024, below the Massachusetts share of 30%; speeding in 25%, below the Massachusetts share of 29%; a hit-and-run in 4.2%, about the Massachusetts share; a driver recorded as distracted in 13%, about the Massachusetts share; 57% 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 9 | Massachusetts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 15% | 6.6% | above the Massachusetts share |
| At or near an intersection | 31% | 26% | above the Massachusetts share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 8.3% | 19% | below the Massachusetts share |
| A drinking driver | 25% | 30% | below the Massachusetts share |
| Speeding | 25% | 29% | below the Massachusetts share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 13% | 12% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 57% | 62% | below the Massachusetts share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.2% | 4.9% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| A motorcycle involved | 17% | 16% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 34% | 20% | above 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 9 in Massachusetts
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 9 in Massachusetts?
- 48 fatal crashes killed 50 people on State Highway 9 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 4 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 9 in Massachusetts do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Worcester County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 9 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 22 deaths. Hampshire County was second with 13.
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Where the State Highway 9 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 9 in Massachusetts (filed under 29 spellings, such as "SR-9", "SR-9 229 PARK AVE", "SR-9 AMHERST RD", "SR-9 BELCHERTOWN RD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.