FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating a violent car crash in Fall River on Tuesday that left two people dead and a baby seriously injured, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of a car into a building found a vehicle that had slammed into a consignment store on Second Avenue, police said.
The 74-year-old female driver and a 29-year-old female passenger were pronounced dead. An 18-month-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but is in stable condition, and a 23-year-old woman was also hospitalized, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
John Ferreira said he was one of the first on the scene after the car clipped a curb, lost control and slammed into a building.
“The baby was not conscious. There was blood on her feet… on his feet,” he said. “He was just lame a little bit. My son-in-law pulled him out right away and handed him over to the police officer who was first on the scene.”
Officials are investigating the crash and said the car may have clipped the curb, lost control, and struck the building, the DA’s office said. No other information was immediately available.
For now, a small memorial has been set up at the scene.
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