26-Year-Old Westford Man Killed In Fatal Crash In Philipston

Westford MA

04 August, 2021

4:21 PM

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WESTFORD, MA — A Westford man was killed in a fatal wrong-way crash in Philipston Tuesday night, said Massachusetts State Police in a news release Wednesday. State police troopers from Athol responded to the crash on Route 2 at approximately 11:02 p.m. after receiving calls about a driver going west on the eastbound side of the road followed by reports of a head-on crash west of Exit 79, where Route 2 becomes an undivided highway with a single lane in each direction. Investigators found that a 2014 Chevy Sonic and a 2018 Ford Escape crashed head-on. The Ford went over the guardrail and fell 20 to 30 feet down an embankment before hitting a tree and catching fire. Both the driver of the Chevy, a 24-year-old woman from Athol, and the driver of the Ford, a 26-year-old Westford man, were pronounced dead at the scene. All lanes were shut down due to the crash and investigation. They reopened around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The crash remains under investigation by state police and no further information has been released.