2 Dead In Attleboro Van Rollover; 11 Others Injured

ATTLEBORO, MA — Two people were killed and 11 people were ejected and seriously injured in a rollover crash involving a van on Interstate 95 in Attleboro, according to Massachusetts State Police.

All lanes on the Southbound side of Route 95 have reopened after the highway was completely shut down for several hours. Police said 11 people were ejected from a van involved in the rollover, and two of them were killed. The extent of the injuries to the other passengers who were ejected is not yet known, though all of them were taken to Rhode Island Hospital. The operator of the Toyota, a 32-year-old East Providence, Rhode Island woman, was transported to RI Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, according to police.

About 11:05 a.m., a 2004 Ford Econoline van was traveling on Route 95 Northbound in the area of Exit 3 when a 2018 Toyota RAV 4, which was also traveling northbound in an adjacent lane, hit it.

Both vehicles then crossed over the median. The van rolled over and crashed in the southbound travel lanes and the Toyota, which did not roll over, came to rest in the breakdown lane on the southbound side. All 11 people in the van were ejected during the rollover.

The van was operating as part of a tour group which caters to the Polish American community, police said. It is believed that this tour may have picked up passengers in Philadelphia, Trenton, Linden, and Wallington, N.J., and New York City, with a destination of various sites in Massachusetts.

State Police and the Bristol County DA are investigating the crash. No charges have been filed at this time, according to police.

Police said to watch for debris in the roadway.