Massachusetts State Police Media Release—02282016—State Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Route 495 in Merrimac

Today, at approximately 11:51 a.m., troopers from the State Police Barracks in Newbury responded to reports of a two car crash on Route 495 North in Merrimac.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Scott Campbell indicates that the female operator of a 2008 Toyota Scion was travelling north on Route 495 in the left travel lane, when for reasons still under investigation, lost control of the vehicle and veered left into the median. The operator attempted to reenter the left travel lane, but swerved across all three lanes hitting a vehicle travelling north in the right lane. The Toyota exited the roadway and struck a tree.

As a result of the crash, the operator, a 23 year-old female from Newbury, and sole occupant of the Toyota Scion, was transported to Anna Jacques Hospital where she succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash. The operator and sole occupant of the Nissan 350Z was not injured.

The deceased victim’s name is not being released pending next of kin notification.

The right travel lane was reopened at approximately 1:45 p.m.

The cause of this crash remains under investigation with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section (CARS).

State Police were also assisted on scene by members of the Merrimac Police, Fire and EMS and MassDOT.

There is no further information available