Crime & Safety
1 Dead In Single-Car Cape Cod Crash
Initial indications were that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed before hitting a tree, officials said.
YARMOUTH, MA — One person is dead after a single-car crash on Cape Cod, local police said.
Around 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Yarmouth Police received a 911 call reporting a single car crash into a tree with air bag deployment on Willow Street, in the area of Eversource.
Officers arrived and located a heavily damaged Kia Sportage on the northbound shoulder. Initial indications were the vehicle was traveling South at a high speed on Willow Street prior to the crash, officials said.
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A single occupant was in the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the scene.
A portion of Willow Street was shut down for approximately three hours while investigators processed the crash. The family of the deceased has been notified.
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Yarmouth Police and the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating the crash.
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