Two people are dead and two others are hurt after a pickup truck crashed into a tree along Interstate 495 in Methuen, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office confirmed that Massachusetts State Police are investigating the fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on I-495 northbound shortly after 6 a.m.
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According to the DA's office, state troopers and Methuen Fire Department personnel responded to a call around 6:12 a.m. and found several people trapped inside a heavily-damaged truck that had collided with a tree in the median near mile marker 104.4, north or Route 213.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. A second person was taken to Lawrence General Hospital where they died from their injuries in the emergency room, police said. Two other people who were inside the truck were transported to a local hospital with injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening.
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The victims have not been identified at this time pending family notifications.
All I-495 north lanes were shut down for a period of time after the crash, police said. The right lane opened back up around 7:20 a.m., and then the crash scene was cleared around 9:50 a.m.
Authorities haven't said what caused the crash, but the district attorney said detectives are in the early stages of an investigation involving another driver who left the scene of the crash. No further information is available at this time.
