Crime & Safety

Woman Killed In Interstate 195 Crash: Police

Massachusetts State Police said a New Bedford woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 195 in Mattapoisett.

MATTAPOISETT, MA — A woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 195 in Mattapoisett Friday morning, authorities said. The woman was identified as a 44-year-old from New Bedford. Her name was not released.

The crash happened at about 8 a.m. on the eastbound side of the highway, according to Massachusetts State Police. The woman was driving a 2006 Mazda 6 when, for an unknown reason, she veered off the road and struck a tree, police said.

The woman died at the scene, police said.

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The cause of the crash was under investigation.

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