Two teens are dead and an 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital following a car crash in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Saturday morning.The crash occurred along Route 140 south around 2 a.m.Responding troopers found a 2019 Honda Civic off the roadway in a wooded area, according to the Massachusetts State Police.A 17-year-old male from West Yarmouth was found ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office.A 15-year-old female was also ejected from the car and was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.The identities of the deceased victims are not being released at this time.The other occupant of the Honda, an 18-year-old man from Dartmouth, was transported to a local hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to officials. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.The roadway reopened to normal traffic shortly after 5 a.m.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. —
Two teens are dead and an 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital following a car crash in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Saturday morning.
The crash occurred along Route 140 south around 2 a.m.
Responding troopers found a 2019 Honda Civic off the roadway in a wooded area, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
A 17-year-old male from West Yarmouth was found ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office.
A 15-year-old female was also ejected from the car and was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
The identities of the deceased victims are not being released at this time.
The other occupant of the Honda, an 18-year-old man from Dartmouth, was transported to a local hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to officials.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The roadway reopened to normal traffic shortly after 5 a.m.