Massachusetts State Police release details of fatal highway crash in Bristol County involving tractor-trailer

Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fatal highway crash in Bristol County on Wednesday.

According to Dave Procopio of Massachusetts State Police, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Massachusetts State Police Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash in Attleboro that resulted in a fatality.

The crash occurred on Route 295 north just prior to the interchange with Interstate 95 and involved a 2007 Mack 600 truck pulling a trailer and a car. The tractor-trailer is owned by Demoulas Supermarkets and was being operated by a 44-year-old Lowell man.

The driver of the car suffered fatal injuries; the victim was determined to be deceased at the scene. Procopio stated that victim information is not being released at this time as next-kin-notification is ongoing.

The crash is under investigation by the State Police-Foxboro Barracks, Troop H Detective Unit, State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and the State Police Detective Unit for Bristol County.

Two travel lanes on Route 295 north were shut down in the crash area to accommodate the investigation, with traffic only getting by via the breakdown lane. All lanes were reopened at 9:55 a.m.