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2 dead, 2 seriously injured after being ejected from car in rollover crash in Webster

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WEBSTER, Mass. — Two people died and two others were seriously injured after they were ejected from the car they were riding in when it crashed and rolled over on a highway in Webster on Sunday.

Troopers responding to a report of a crash on the southbound side of Interstate 395 near mile marker 3.3 around 11:40 a.m. found three people who had been ejected from a wrecked 2003 BMW 325XI, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Two of the passengers, Leeha Thompson, 21, of Southbridge, and Carlos Ortiz-Pomales, 20, of Framingham, were pronounced dead at UMass Medical Center.

A 21-year-old Southbridge woman who was driving the BMW and a third passenger, a 20-year-old Framingham man, both suffered serious injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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