State police seek witnesses after tire crashes into SUV in Fitchburg, killing 42-year-old woman
The collision happened around 1 p.m. on Route 2 westbound at Mount Elam Road, police say.
A 42-year-old woman died Wednesday after a large tire and rim struck the windshield of her SUV while she was traveling on Route 2 in Fitchburg, and state police have turned to the public for help identifying the other driver involved in the crash. State police on Thursday identified the victim as Erin Beth MacKay of Templeton. She was a teacher at Forest Avenue Elementary School in Hudson, Boston 25 News reported.
We’ve confirmed that the victim of yesterday’s Fitchburg crash is Erin MacKay. Erin was killed when a tire flew off a car and hit her vehicle. She was a teacher at Forest Avenue Elementary School. A growing memorial sits outside the school in Hudson @boston25 pic.twitter.com/tcRIZA9ny0
— Natalie Rubino (@newswithnatalie) June 11, 2020
State police said the collision happened around 1 p.m. on Route 2 westbound at Mount Elam Road, where MacKay was seriously injured and an ambulance brought her to Leominster Hospital.
#MAtraffic Crash, Rte 2 WB near Mt Elam Road in #Fitchburg. Right lane closed. Tractor-trailer tire crossed median and struck vehicle. Serious injuries. pic.twitter.com/MTodFVJXC4
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) June 10, 2020
From there, police said she was taken by an air ambulance to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, where she died from her injuries.
“At this time the exact cause and circumstances of the crash are actively under investigation,” state police said in a news release. “The investigation seeks to determine what vehicle the tire and rim came from, and whether it came off the axle or was being transported and became unsecured. The investigation also seeks to identify the driver of that vehicle.”
Troopers are urging anyone with information that may be helpful, those who may have seen the crash, or anyone who has a dashboard mounted camera in their vehicle to call the State Police Leominster Barracks at 978-537-2188.
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