Elderly Couple Killed In 4th Of July Crash In Worcester

WORCESTER, MA—A couple in their 80s was killed in a single car crash on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

On July 4 at approximately 2:42 p.m., Worcester police responded to 75 Barry Road for a report of a serious single car accident. Two people were trapped inside, and firefighters and first responders provided aid.

The two occupants are an elderly couple, the male passenger is 87-years-old and the female operator is 82-years-old. The two reside nearby where the crash occurred, said police. The two were transported to a nearby hospital. Both passed away at the hospital due to multiple injuries they sustained in the crash.

Neighbors told police that they saw the 2011 Toyota Camry, driven by the woman, head northwest on Lynnwood Lane, and at one point heard a loud screeching sound. The car, they said, was seen on the wrong side of the road hitting cones in the lane. The Toyota then accelerated, continued to travel in the opposite direction, drove through a stop sign at Barry Road, then straight across Barry Road, travel up onto the curb and into a large boulder in the front yard of 75 Barry Road. The Toyota received extensive front end damage.

It appeared to the neighbors that the two victims were trapped inside the vehicle and that both were unconscious. The Toyota was beginning to smoke. Neighbors smashed out a rear window and attempted to provide aid while other neighbors sprayed water onto the vehicle until Worcester Fire personnel arrived, said police.

The names of the victims will not be released at this time until all proper notifications to family members have been made.

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