State police are investigating a fatal crash in Charlton after a 27-year-old woman from West Springfield slammed a Honda Civic into the back of a commercial truck on the Mass. Pike.
Troopers responding to the crash on the westbound side of the highway around 5:10 p.m. found the woman trapped in the vehicle and suffering from serious injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her name has not been released.
A preliminary investigation suggests the woman struck the truck while it was parking the breakdown lane.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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