Swampscott, MA : Swampscott driver involved in fatal collision on Wednesday August 31, 2016
Swampscott, Massachusetts
Two people are dead in an East Boston crash involving a Swampscott driver Wednesday morning.
The Route 1A crash involved a Subaru Legacy operated by a Swampscott man and a Ford shuttle van carrying passengers to and from the airport and one of the local hotels, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the Subaru Legacy had exited the Ted Williams Tunnel and was traveling northbound on 1A when it impacted the rear of the shuttle bus owned by the Hampton Inn, which had just entered 1A north from the airport.
The impact caused the bus to veer to its left, striking the jersey barrier, and then back to its right, hitting the right side barrier. Two occupants of the bus were ejected and were determined to be deceased at the scene, a 58-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman, both from El Paso, Texas. Their names are not being released at this time, said the state police.
Three occupants of the bus — the driver and two other passengers — were not ejected but suffered injuries and remain at Massachusetts General Hospital. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
The shuttle is equipped with seatbelts. Seatbelt use by victims will be determined by the ongoing investigation.
The driver and sole occupant of the Subaru, an adult male from Swampscott, was also transported to MGH with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing to determine whether criminal charges will be sought. That investigation is being conducted by Troop E of the Massachusetts State Police along with the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and the State Police Detective Unit for Suffolk County.
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Swampscott driver involved in fatal collision