BOSTON (WHDH) - A woman died Monday and another person was injured after a wheelchair-accessible medical transport van went off the road and hit a tree in Boston, police said.
State police said they responded to the crash on the Riverway at Longwood Avenue around 3:45 p.m.
By the time troopers arrived, police said EMS and fire crews were already on scene and attempting medical aid for a 71-year-old woman who had been riding in the van while secured in a wheelchair when the van crashed.
The woman, police said, was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver, identified as a 39-year-old man, was also taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to police.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Monday evening.
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