NEW SALEM, Mass. (WWLP) - Two Gardner residents were killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 202 in New Salem Friday afternoon, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.
The collision occurred around 2 p.m.,killing an 84-year-old driver and a 74-year-old passenger in one of the vehicles.
Several others from the two other vehicles involved in the crash were injured and were taken to Athol Memorial Hospital. One driver was airlifted to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester for further treatment.
Route 202 was closed for several hours as authorities cleared the scene and gathered evidence. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the official causes of death.