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Driver Dies in I-495 Crash

A Missouri man in Massachusetts died yesterday from injuries suffered in a crash on I-495. According to Massachusetts State Police, troopers found a tractor-trailer about 150 feet into the woods off the highway in Mansfield just after 3:30 A.M. According to CBS 12 in Providence , 55 year old Peter Fennell was pulled out by state troopers from the vehicle and performed CPR until EMS arrived, but they were unable to save him.

 

The preliminary investigation showed Fennell was heading northbound when his tractor-trailer crossed the median and all three southbound lanes before crashing. No other vehicles were involved. Police said they’re now investigating what caused Fennell to lose control of the tractor-trailer.

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