SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say two people died and three others were critically injured when the SUV they were in crashed into a tree in Springfield.
Firefighters had to use a tool to pry open parts of the mangled vehicle and free the people trapped inside after the vehicle crashed at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
A fire department spokesman says one person died at the scene. Police say a second victim died at the hospital.
No names were released. The SUV had Connecticut plates.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear.
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