Fatal highway crash in Bridgewater under investigation

RAYNHAM, Massachusetts – Officials are investigating a fatal highway crash in Bridgewater Saturday.

A Massachusetts State Police spokesman said officers were called to a fatal crash on Route 495 South near Route 24 in Bridgwater around 3:18 p.m.

Upon impact, the car drove into a group of trees, sending smoke billowing across the highway.

The right lane was closed during the investigation and was reopened at 7:27 p.m.

A drone video from the scene of the accident shows rescue workers crowding around the vehicle, which came to a stop between the trees.

The state police could not initially say how many people were in the car at the time of the accident.

Fatal highway accident in Raynham under investigation

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