Driver dead, passenger seriously injured in Harvard Square crash
The two men were in an SUV when it crashed just before 4 a.m. off Massachusetts Avenue.
A driver of an SUV was killed and his passenger was seriously injured early Thursday morning after they crashed through a fence and into a tree on the Harvard University campus alongside Massachusetts Avenue.
The incident happened just before 4 a.m. near 1270 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge police said in a statement.
Officers from the Cambridge Police, @HarvardU_Police @MassStatePolice remain on the scene of a serious single vehicle motor vehicle crash that occurred just before 4 a.m. in the area of 1270 Massachusetts Avenue. #HarvardSquare pic.twitter.com/EEdhT992eX
— Cambridge Police Department (@CambridgePolice) December 5, 2019
First responders brought the driver and passenger, both men, identified as “in their 20s and 30s,” to local hospitals, where the driver was pronounced dead, according to officials.
“The passenger sustained serious injuries and remains hospitalized,” police said in a tweet.
A Harvard University spokesman deferred comment to Cambridge police.
.@CambridgePolice say one man is dead and another is seriously injured after a single car crash this morning on Mass Ave. Car crashed through a fence and hit a tree on the campus of @Harvard #WCVB pic.twitter.com/x54bXLzkU8
— Matt Reed (@MattReedNews) December 5, 2019
#BREAKING: Police are on scene of a fatal crash in the area of 1270 Massachusetts Ave in #Cambridge where a car crashed through a fence at Harvard University and struck a tree. The driver has died and a passenger suffered serious injuries.#7News pic.twitter.com/jh1W1u3WX0
— Kevin Wiles Jr (@kwilesjrnews) December 5, 2019
Police closed Massachusetts Avenue at Bow Street as authorities conducted a crash reconstruction, officials said. The avenue was re-opened by 7:20 a.m.
The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, Cambridge police, and Massachusetts State Police are continuing to probe the crash.
No further identifying information about the driver will be released while next of kin is notified, authorities said.
https://twitter.com/CambridgePolice/status/1202563345838157825
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