SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WHDH) - One person was killed and several others were injured Wednesday when a car crashed into a Subway location in Smithfield, Rhode Island, officials said.
The car slammed entirely into the building before crashing into a back wall, leaving behind a trail of destruction in the Subway and also damaging a Planet Fitness gym.
Deputy Fire Chief Steven Quattrini said crews arriving at the scene found two people trapped under the car. One of the people trapped died at the scene. Four other people were also hurt in the crash but are expected to recover, according to authorities.
In a statement, Smithfield police said they responded to the scene off Putnam Pike shortly before 3 p.m.
Officials said both the Subway and the Planet Fitness were closed as of Wednesday night.
While the cause of the crash remained under investigation, Quattrini said it did appear the driver, who witnesses described as an older man, was speeding.
“They were going at least, it seemed like 70,” one person nearby said. “It was crazy, they were flying.”
“The car was going so fast,” one other witness said. “I was actually pretty shocked and then I saw it just kept going and going.”
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