NORTON, MASS. (WHDH) - State police are investigating a violent two-vehicle crash in Norton on Saturday that left a 49-year-old woman dead and a man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Troopers responding to a reported motor vehicle accident with serious injuries on Interstate 495 around 10 p.m. found a car that had left the road and crashed into a tree near Exit 10, according to state police.
A preliminary investigation determined two vehicles collided, causing one to veer off the road.
A 46-year-old Taunton man who was driving the car was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 49-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
The operator of the other vehicle, a 22-year-old man from Middleborough, was not injured.
No other information is available at this time.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash in Norton https://t.co/t6KjvFJ4zm via @MassStatePolice
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 21, 2019
Troopers investigating fatal crash, 495 NB, Norton. Vehicle off road and struck trees, 2 occupants trapped and extricated by firefighters. One victim confirmed deceased. Other victim transported by medical helicopter. More info will be released later today.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 21, 2019
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