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Car plummets off Boston overpass, bursts into flames in fatal crash
The car crashed into the barrier of the Mass Ave Connector before landing on an exit ramp on I-93.
A person was killed when a car drove into a concrete barrier, flipped over, and plunged 40 feet to the ground, landing on an exit ramp on Interstate 93 in Boston Wednesday morning, officials said.
The crash happened at approximately 10 a.m., 7 News reported. The car crashed into the barrier of the Mass Ave Connector near the area of Frontage Road before plunging to the ground and bursting into flames, the Boston Fire Department said.
State Police confirmed they are investigating the incident.
Videos from the scene showed plumes of smoke rising from the car, which landed upside down and was completely engulfed in flames.
Surveillance video obtained by 7 News shows the seconds before the car plunged off the overpass. It seemed to have failed to take a left turn on Frontage Road before driving through the barrier.
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Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke told reporters in a press conference that the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead on scene, The Boston Globe reported. He added that it was lucky there were no cars underneath the ramp at the time of the crash.
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