State Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Route 95 Attleboro

On Saturday, July 4, 2009, at approximately 2:43 a.m., Troopers assigned to the State Police Barracks in Foxboro responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 95 North at Exit 3 (Route 123) in Attleboro that resulted in three fatalities and one serious injury.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Jason Morse indicates that 23-year-old Gleidson Pereira of Plymouth was operating a 2003 Mazda sedan in the right travel lane of Route 95 North when he lost control, exited the road to the right, rolled over and struck several tree stumps before coming to rest.  Pereira, and two passengers, 27-year-old Ivanildo De Souza of Plymouth and 29-year-old Lavdeir De Silva of Plymouth, suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased at the scene.  A third passenger, 29-year-old Samuel Torres-Mendes of Plymouth suffered serious injuries in the crash and was transported by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital.  None of the four occupants were wearing their safety belts, and all four were ejected from the vehicle during the crash.

-From the Massachusetts State Police
 

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Three men are dead after an early-morning wreck on Route 95 in Attleboro, say the Mass State Police.

According to their preliminary investigation, the car, a 2003 Mazda, was traveling in the right lane of Route 95 North in the vicinity of Exit 3 when it veered off the road and rolled over, hitting several tree stumps.  None of the occupants were wearing seatbelts and all four of them were ejected.  The driver and two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.  The fourth man  in the car was transported to RI Hospital with serious injuries.

The State Police urge anyone who may have witnessed the crash or have information on the circumstances that preceded the crash to contact the State Police Foxboro Barracks at (508)-543-8550.

ABC6 will update this story when more information is released.