DARTMOUTH/WESTPORT, Mass. (WJAR) — Two people were killed in a crash on the Dartmouth/Westport town line Friday night.
Authorities reported that the incident occurred on Route 6 at approximately 7:35 p.m. A blue Toyota Camry Sedan sustained catastrophic damage in the collision. The driver, 34-year-old Tristan Bedient of Acushnet, and his passenger, 51-year-old Kate Aldrich of New Bedford, were transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The second vehicle involved was a SAAB sedan occupied by two individuals who sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Crime scene tape was deployed along part of Route 6 as investigators worked the scene. The crash happened near the grass median separating the lanes of Route 6, close to the southern end of Noquochoke Lake.
The investigation is ongoing, led by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit, with assistance from Dartmouth and Westport Police.