Brockton man killed in fiery crash in West Bridgewater
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (WLNE) — A Brockton man was killed in a fiery crash in West Bridgewater early Friday morning.
Massachusetts State Police said the crash happened just after 3 a.m. on Route 24 north.
Investigators said a 2017 Ford Explorer was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed, before it went off the right side of the road and struck a tree.
The SUV caught fire with the driver trapped inside, according to state police.
The driver, only identified as a 43-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The passenger, a 40-year-old woman from Taunton, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
