Reading Police Department reacts to a fatal accident with four vehicles on Route 28

Reading boss David Clark and the deputy chief Christine Amendola report that the Reading Police Department reacted to a fatal collision with four cars on Friday evening in Main Street (Route 28).

On Friday, May 2, at 10:06 p.m., the emergency services received almost a dozen 911 calls for a collision at the intersection of the streets of Main and Hopkins.

According to a preliminary investigation, a 2006 gray Volvo XC70 2006 was at high speed towards the south on the Main Street. At the same time, a Green Ford Fusion 2014 drove in the Hopkins Street in the direction of the intersection with the Main Street.

According to the preliminary examination, the Volvo allegedly led a red light at the intersection of the streets of the Main and Hopkins and met the driver -side door of the Ford.

The Ford then turned north to traffic in the Main Street and collided with a 2014 Gray Audi Q7. The Volvo collided with a Gray Toyota Rav4 from 2018 after the first collision.

The driver of the Volvo was taken to a local hospital. The Ford driver was declared dead by reading firefighters and paramedics. A passenger of the RAV4 was also injured and taken to a local hospital.

The crash is examined by the Reading Police Department with the support of the Massachusetts State Police Collision and accident reconstruction (cars).

Anyone who has information about the crash is asked to contact the number 781-944-1212.

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