FITCHBURG, MASS. (WHDH) - State police are investigating an early morning crash on Route 2 in Fitchburg that left a 54-year-old Providence, Rhode Island man dead, officials said.
Troopers responding to a reported crash on the westbound side of the highway in the area of Exit 29 about 5 a.m. found a Ford Transit van that had been involved in a crash, according to state police.
The driver was taken to Leominster Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
His name has not been released.
A preliminary investigation suggests the van drove off the roadway and crashed into a tree.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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