BOLTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A New Jersey man died and his female passenger was injured when he swerved to avoid an animal on a highway in Massachusetts and crashed into a tree Monday night, officials said.
Troopers responding to a report of a crash on Interstate 495 in Bolton around 8:30 p.m. found 31-year-old Seyhan Isik, of Bogota, New Jersey, and a pet dog dead inside a 2007 Mini Cooper, according to Massachusetts State Police.
A passenger in the vehicle was taken to UMass Medical Center in Worcester. There was no immediate word their condition.
A preliminary investigation indicated Isik swerved to avoid striking an animal, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and veer off the highway.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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