Overview
- Two people were killed and two others suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision on Route 6 in Dartmouth.
- Officers found two damaged vehicles at 924 State Road near the Westport town line after responding to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday.
- A male driver and a female passenger from one vehicle were taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, while the two occupants of the other vehicle were treated for minor injuries.
- The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County district attorney’s office is leading the investigation with support from Massachusetts State Police, Dartmouth Police, and Westport Police.
- Route 6 was closed between Route 177 and Highland Avenue for an extended period for the probe, disrupting traffic on the region’s main east–west corridor.