Massachusetts State Police: 18-year-old dead, others injured, after fiery two-vehicle crash on Route 495

A teenager is dead and others were injured after a fiery crash on Route 495.

According to Dave Procopio of Massachusetts State Police, at approximately 9:17 p.m. Thursday, Massachusetts State Troopers responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 495 North in Lawrence, north of Exit 100B.

Preliminary investigation by MSP reveals the following.

A 2022 Dodge Ram pickup truck pulling a fifth wheel camper, operated by a 28-year-old male from Du Bois, Penn., was northbound in the center lane of I-495 in the area of Route 114 in Lawrence.

Simultaneously, a 2005 GMC Envoy operated by an 18-year-old North Andover woman was northbound at a high rate of speed in the area of the truck and camper.

The Envoy veered into the Ram’s lane, making contact with the right side of the camper. The Envoy’s driver then lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway to the east, tripped on the curb and guardrail, and rolled over down a steep slope behind the guardrail. The vehicle became engulfed in flames.

The 18-year-old operator was ejected onto the road and was subsequently struck by other oncoming vehicles and sustained fatal injuries. Procopio stated that her name is not being released at this time.

A 17-year-old male passenger in the Envoy was also ejected (later in the crash sequence of events) and sustained minor head injuries.

Two passengers in the back seat, a 15-year-old female and a 16-year-old female, suffered minor injuries.

The three surviving occupants of the GMC Envoy were transported to Lawrence General Hospital.

The operator of the RAM truck had no apparent serious injuries.

The facts and circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by the State Police-Andover Barracks, State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, and State Police Crime Scene Services Section.

The scene was cleared at 12:25 a.m..