A man has died and a woman has serious injuries after a rollover crash Monday morning on Route 24 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, state police said.
State troopers responded to the crash on Route 24 northbound, just before Route 139 around 10:55 a.m.
A 47-year-old woman from Boston who was trapped inside the Lexus SUV was freed by first responders before she was taken to Boston Medical Center with serious injuries, police said. She remained hospitalized on Tuesday.
A man, later identified as 69-year-old Sylvester Jones, of Brockton, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered life-threatening injuries. He was also taken to Boston Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the SUV went off the right side of Route 24 and rolled over several times.
Aerial footage from the scene showed an SUV on its side on the highway's shoulder.
The right lane of Route 24 northbound remained closed while troopers investigated.
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Determining who was driving and the cause of the crash is part of an ongoing investigation, police said.
