Traffic & Transit

Providence Man Killed In MA Crash

The 54-year-old victim was found in a van that appeared to have driven off the highway into a tree.

FITCHBURG, MA — A 54-year-old Providence man was killed in a Sunday morning crash in Massachusetts.

The victim, whose identity was not released, was found around 5 a.m. in a Ford Transit van that had crashed on Route 2. He was brought to Leominster Hospital with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Massachusetts State Police said it appeared the van drove off the westbound lanes and crashed into a tree. The victim was the sole occupant.

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