Crime & Safety

Billerica Woman Killed in Tewksbury Crash

The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon on Shawsheen Street.

TEWKSBURY, MA - A Billerica woman was killed in an accident on Shawsheen Street Tuesday afternoon in Tewksbury

The 66-year-old woman died at Lawrence General Hospital shortly after the accident. Tewksbury Police say her car struck a pile of rocks and a tree stump on Shawsheen Street just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The accident closed a portion of Shawsheen Street between Ballard Street and Lowe Street Tuesday afternoon.

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Police said preliminary reports indicate there were no skid marks left prior to the crash.

The Massachusetts State Police Reconstruction team is working with Tewksbury police to determine the cause of the crash.

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