US EditionOne dead in wrong-way crash on Mass. highway, police say
The wrong-way driver caused a fatal three-vehicle collision on I-195, leading to lane closures for investigation, police said.
- On Thursday night, a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 195 in Somerset, Massachusetts, around 7:45 p.m. involved three cars and killed the wrong-way driver.
- Massachusetts State Police said troopers responded after multiple 911 calls reporting a wrong-way vehicle on Interstate 195, and investigators say it struck two vehicles traveling the correct direction.
- A white Toyota sedan was identified as the wrong-way vehicle driven by Gail Lopes, 69-year-old Tiverton woman, with video showing the moments before the crash on the Braga Bridge.
- All eastbound lanes of I-195 were closed for police to investigate while traffic passed in the breakdown lane, and one occupant from each other vehicle was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- An investigation is ongoing and authorities said no further information was immediately available, including how many people were in the vehicles or if others were injured.
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Wrong-way crash in Somerset kills 1, injures others
SOMERSET, Mass. (WLNE) — A wrong-way crash on Interstate 195 in Somerset resulted in the death of a Tiverton woman. Authorities said 69-year-old Gail Lopes was driving on the wrong side of the highway and caused a three car crash. She was then pronounced dead at a local hospital. Video shared with ABC6 showed the moments before that crash with a driver going the wrong way on the Braga Bridge. According to the Somerset Fire Department, two others…
Wrong-way crash in Somerset leaves driver dead - Boston News, Weather, Sports
State police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 eastbound in Somerset on Thursday night that left a driver dead, officials said. Troopers responding to a three-car crash around 7:45 p.m. determined the crash appeared to be caused by a wrong-way operator who was rushed to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Their names have not been released. Officials closed all of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 195 to s…
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