Two people are dead after a wrong-way crash in Lexington, Massachusetts early Saturday morning.
Massachusetts State Police say they responded to a several reports of a wrong-way driver that had crashed into another vehicle on Route 95 north at Route 4/225 in Lexington at around 1:20 a.m.
Authorities say a 2019 Toyota Prius was driving southbound in the northbound lane of Route 95 when it crashed into a Toyota RAV4 around exit 49.
The RAV4 rolled onto its driver side and became engulfed in fire, according to police.
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Police say both drivers were extricated from their cars and declared dead at the scene. The Prius driver was identified as 42-year-old Bridget McDermott, of Westford, and the RAV4 driver as 43-year-old Jamal Brathwaite, of Roxbury.
The incident is under investigation.
Route 95 north at Route 4/225 was closed for several hours but has since been reopened.
