RI Man Dies In Thanksgiving I-495 Crash: State Police

East Providence RI

26 November, 2021

7:10 AM

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EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — A 39-year-old Rhode Island man died early Thanksgiving morning in a crash along I-495 in Massachusetts, according to state police. The man, who is from Rumford, veered off the highway near 5:30 a.m. Thursday and crashed into a tree near Mansfield, state police said. He was the only person involved in the crash, and police did not immediately know why he crashed. The incident closed several lanes of I-495 until around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The crash was still under investigation as of Friday morning.