ABINGTON, Mass. — A local family faced another tragedy this weekend when Mark Vasselian, father of fallen Marine Sgt. Daniel Vasselian, was killed in a car crash early Saturday.
Vasselian, 57, died following a single-car accident on Route 139, as confirmed by the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office. Abington police responded to the scene shortly after 2 a.m.
According to authorities, Vasselian was a passenger in the vehicle and succumbed to his injuries after the incident. His son, Sgt. Daniel Vasselian, was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2013.
No further details about the crash or any ongoing investigation have been released.