Police: 24-year-old dies from injuries in early morning multi-vehicle Cape Cod crash

A young Massachusetts man has died from injuries sustained in an early morning crash.

According to police, it has been confirmed that a 24-year-old Yarmouth Port man was killed in a car crash.

At approximately 1:15 a.m. the Yarmouth Police Department received 911 calls reporting a crash on West Yarmouth Road north of Sheffield Road.

Upon arrival, officers located two vehicles with significant damage. The vehicle operated by the Yarmouth Port man was off the roadway against a tree.

Yarmouth Police Officers began rendering aid to the injured operator, who was still inside the vehicle. Yarmouth Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and took over care of the critically injured operator. Despite the efforts of the first responders and medical personnel, the driver was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital.

The operator of the second vehicle remained on scene and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation.

Police say that the names of the involved individuals are being withheld at this time.

The incident remains under investigation by the Yarmouth Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Division of Criminal Investigation.