FITCHBURG, MASS. (WHDH) - A Templeton woman died after a large tire sped across the median and crashed through the windshield of her vehicle on Route 2 in Fitchburg on Wednesday afternoon.
Troopers responding to a reported serious crash on the westbound side of the highway at Mt. Elam Road around 1 p.m. determined that the tire and rim struck the windshield of a Jeep and hit the driver, identified only as a 42-year-old woman.
She was transported by ambulance to Leominster Hospital before being flown to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, where she succumbed to the serious injuries she sustained in the incident, state police said.
Her name has not been released.
State police are working to determine what vehicle the tire and rim came from and whether it came off a vehicle’s axle or was being transported and became unsecured. They are also seeking the identity of the driver of that vehicle.
Investigators identified a vehicle that was in the area at the time of the incident but say they have not determined whether that vehicle was the source of the tire and rim.
Anyone who may have seen the crash or has any information is asked to call the state police — Leominster barracks at (978) 537-2188.
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