WESTPORT, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts State Police say three people have died and several others were injured in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 in Westport.
Police say a preliminary investigation found that a westbound livery minivan crossed the median just after 8 a.m. Wednesday and hit an eastbound BMW head-on. A third vehicle then struck the BMW and caught fire. Two other vehicles were damaged.
Two people in the livery vehicle died. A third occupant was taken to the hospital. One occupant of the BMW, identified as a 24-year-old New Bedford woman, was killed. Two other people, including a toddler, were taken to hospitals.
No names have been released.
The eastbound side of I-195 was closed, and the left lane of the westbound side was closed during the investigation.
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This story has been updated to correct the directions in which the vehicles were traveling and to show that additional vehicles were involved per state police.
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