Police identify 3 victims in fatal Westport crash
The three people killed in a head-on crash in Westport were identified by police Thursday afternoon.
The initial investigation into the fatal crash that occurred Wednesday morning on Route 195 indicates a livery van crossed the median between Exits 10 and 11 and struck a BMW head-on, according to police. The van rolled over after impact and was then struck by a Subaru Outback, which caught fire. Two other vehicles were damaged from impacts of the initial crash.
State police said Thursday the driver of the livery van, 68-year-old John Oliveria, was transported to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River where he later died. The passenger in the front seat of the van, Josephine Mazzocca, 55, of New Bedford, was found dead at the scene.
The driver of the BMW, 23-year-old Karonlyne Camile Lima of New Bedford, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where she was later pronounced deceased, according to police. A 3-year-old boy and 25-year-old Fall River man in the vehicle with Lima were hospitalized with injuries.
Police said a 56-year-old New Bedford man, who was riding in the back seat of the livery van, and the driver of the Suburu, a 27-year-old man from Waterbury, Vermont, were also transported to a hospital for treatment.
The livery is owned by Regal Transit of New Bedford, according to police.
Police said what caused Oliveria to lose control of the van remains under investigation.
“Among the possible contributing factors that State Police are investigating are whether he suffered a medical incident just prior to the crash,” police said.
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