WORCESTER, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A Hudson man died in a serious single-car crash on Route 290 westbound in Worcester.
Troopers responded to the crash just after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a 54-year-old man was driving a 2017 Nissan Rogue and “suddenly accelerated in the area of Exit 19, struck the median barrier, then veered right and struck a right-side jersey barrier,” state police said.
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The driver operating the Nissan died at the scene.
Before the crash, a Trooper had been attempting to catch up to the Nissan after motorists on Route 290 reported erratic driving.
This crash remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police, Troop C.
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Written by Edyn Jensen
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