Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Route 1 near the intersection with Old Post Road in Sharon, Massachusetts.
What Happened: An SUV allegedly struck the back of a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane.
Participants:
- Driver of Ford Escape SUV
- Passenger in Ford Escape SUV
- Driver of Ford pickup truck
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Passenger in Ford Escape SUV, 29, killed
- Driver of Ford Escape, injured
- Driver of Ford pickup truck, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, February 1st, 2022, around 12:05 in the afternoon, an accident between a tractor-trailer, an SUV and a pickup truck left one person dead and sent two others to the hospital. Investigators said the accident was reported along Route 1 in Sharon, Massachusetts.
Law enforcement spokespeople said an as-of-yet unidentified 29-year-old woman was killed, while two other individuals were injured when a Ford Escape SUV allegedly hit the back of a tractor-trailer that had stopped in the breakdown lane of Route 1. After the initial collision with the tractor-trailer, the Ford Escape spun into a nearby Ford pickup truck. Emergency responders rushed the driver and passenger in the Ford Escape, as well as the driver of the pickup truck to the hospital, where the Escape passenger succumbed to her injuries a short time after her arrival.
According to Google Maps, Sharon is about 25 miles south of downtown Boston.
Police are still investigating the accident.