A man driving up Interstate 95 in Massachusetts died after crashing into a van, crossing the median and slamming into a pickup truck on the other side of the highway, authorities said.
The man, a 48-year-old from Saugus, died after being taken to a hospital, according to the Massachusetts State Police. The speed of his Hyundai Elantra is believed to have been a factor; the car ended up in the woods on the opposite side of I-95 from where it had been driving.
The initial crash took place about 3 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway before Exit 86 in Newburyport, police said. The Elantra hit the back of a Ford van, causing the van to roll over -- it ended up on its side in the median of the highway -- and sending the car into the southbound lanes.
There, it hit a Ford F-150, being driven by a 61-year-old Orchard Beach, Maine, man who had minor injuries, according to police. The front of the pickup truck was crushed in the crash.
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Police are investigating the crash. They didn't identify the man who died.
Traffic was backed up on the northbound side of I-95 as the wrecks were being cleared.
