Boston, MA
71 woman dies, driver seriously injured after car crashes into tree in Boston
The 71-year-old woman riding in an SUV has died and the driver was seriously injured after the slammed into a tree in Boston Monday.
Troopers arrived to find the silver SUV crunched against a tree near the Riverway and Longwood Avenue intersection around 3:45 pm, Massachusetts State Police said.
The woman from Somerville riding in the car was secured in a wheelchair at the time of the crash. Both she and the driver, a 39-year-old man were rushed to local hospitals to be treated for their serious injuries. The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital, MSP says.
The driver remains in the hospital.
No other vehicles seem to be involved in the crash, State Police say.
Boston 25 crews spotted one of the SUV’s side doors lying in the grass a short distance away from the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. The names of the victims in the crash have not been released.
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