2 Mass. drivers lifeless in head-on R.I. crash

Two Massachusetts drivers died in a head-on crash in Cumberland, Rhode Island Thursday.

Round 3:30 p.m. Thursday, a number of 911 calls reported a rollover crash involving a number of automobiles on Route 295 North close to the Mendon Street overpass, Rhode Island State Police stated.

Witnesses informed police that the driving force of a Hyundai Ionic was driving recklessly, rushing, and overtaking automobiles within the grassy median on the southbound facet of Route 295, police stated.

The Hyundai veered left, entered the median, struck the guardrail, and entered the left lane of northbound journey earlier than hitting a Dodge Ram 1500 head-on, police stated.

The Dodge rolled onto its passenger facet and sideswiped an Acura ADX, which sustained minor injury, police stated.

Upon arrival on the scene, first responders discovered the occupants of the Dodge and the Hyundai trapped of their vehicles—neither of whom have been sporting a seatbelt—and have been capable of extricate them. The Hyundai started to catch on hearth and was later absolutely engulfed in flames, police stated.

The driving force of the Hyundai, Joel Costa, 29, of Hype Park, was pronounced lifeless on the scene, police stated.

Jonathan Welch, 44, of Norton, Massachusetts, was driving the Dodge. He was transported to Rhode Island Hospital the place he later died, police stated.

The investigation into the accident stays ongoing. The preliminary investigation signifies that pace and Costa’s lack of management of the Hyundai have been the first causes of the crash, based on State Police.