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19-year-old killed in crash on I-495 in Andover

State police are investigating.

State police are investigating a crash on I-495 in Andover that left a 19-year-old Lowell man dead early Tuesday morning.ย The preliminary investigation indicates that the 19-year-old driver was traveling northbound near Exit 41 around 4:40 a.m. when, for reasons still being determined, the vehicle went off the right side of the highway, crashing into the wood-line, according to police.ย 

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.ย 

โ€œThe cause of this crash remains under investigation,โ€ state police said.ย 

The right travel and breakdown lanes were closed for more than two hours while authorities worked at the scene.ย