One person killed after head-on crash between car and business truck on Massachusetts highway

One person has been killed after a serious crash between a car and business truck on a Massachusetts highway.

According to police, at 4:10 p.m., Officers responded to the area of 61 Broad Cove Road (Rte. 3A) in Hinhgam for a report of a head-on crash involving a car and a truck. Officers found the driver of the car trapped inside. The driver of the truck was standing outside the truck.

Hingham Firefighters freed the driver from the car and transported him to South Shore Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The truck driver, who was seat belted, suffered a minor injury and declined medical transport. There were no passengers in either vehicle.

A preliminary investigation indicates the car had been driving east on Broad Cove Road and crossed over the center line into the oncoming lane into the westbound lane and struck the truck head on. The truck, a 2017 Freightliner Box style, had been traveling west on Broad Cove Rd. and attempted to steer right but was unable to avoid the car.

Broad Cove Road remained closed until just before 9:00 p.m. while the Massachusetts State Police Collision and Reconstruction Section, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, and Crime Scene Services investigated the scene.

No citations or charges have been filed.

The crash remains under investigation by the Hingham Police and the State Police Detectives assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.

The name of the deceased driver is not being released at this time pending family notification.