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Woman, 24, dead in Foxborough crash
The rollover crash caused one of the cars involved to become engulfed in flames, according to officials.
A 24-year-old Mansfield woman was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 495 in Foxborough Tuesday evening, officials said.
Troopers responded to the two-car crash at mile marker 33.8 around 5:15 p.m., according to a Massachusetts State Police press release.
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said authorities believe Elizabeth Peter was stopped in traffic a short distance from the I-95 interchange when another southbound vehicle struck her car.
On X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation described the crash as a rollover.
Peter had been driving a 2018 Ford Escape, while the other driver, a 30-year-old North Easton man, was in a 2012 Hyundai Tucson, state police said. Officials said both drivers suffered serious injuries in the collision, which caused the Hyundai to become engulfed in flames.
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The DA’s office said Peter was rushed to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where she died of her injuries. The other driver, whom officials have not identified, was taken to a Boston hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Firefighters from Foxborough and Plainville extinguished the car fire, and MassDOT inspected an overpass for fire damage, according to state police.
The crash temporarily closed all lanes of I-495 southbound in the area, with traffic allowed only through the breakdown lane, state police said. All lanes reopened at 9:30 p.m.
No charges have been filed in connection with the crash, which remains under investigation.
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