Overview
- Troopers responded around 1:30 a.m. to the southbound lanes of I-495 just north of Route 213 in Methuen.
- Officials say a vehicle traveling the wrong way struck a tractor-trailer head-on.
- The wrong-way vehicle caught fire following the collision.
- One driver died, and the other was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
- Massachusetts State Police have not released the victims' names as the investigation continues.