1 dead, two others injured, in fiery multi-vehicle crash on Route 1

One person has died after a serious crash this afternoon.

According to State Police Association of Massachusetts, just after noon earlier this afternoon, members assigned to the State Police-Foxboro Barracks responded to a crash on Route 1 Southbound in Sharon.

When Troopers arrived on scene, they discovered a Ford Escape fully engulfed following a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer and pickup truck. Preliminary investigation indicates that the Ford Escape struck the tractor trailer that was parked in the break down lane, causing the escape to spin into a Massachusetts Forest Fire Control Service pickup truck for reasons still under investigation.

The ford escape then caught fire, also spreading to a pickup truck.

The operator of the pickup truck and the male occupant of the Ford Escape were transported by EMS with minor injuries to a local area hospital. The female occupant of the Ford Escape suffered serious injuries and was transported by EMS to Rhode Island Hospital. She later succumbed to her injuries.

The facts and circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by Troop H Detectives of the Massachusetts State Police along with the State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section, and Crime Scene Services Section. Troopers were assisted on scene by and Sharon Fire, Sharon Police, Walpole Fire, Walpole Police and MassDOT.