NEWBURY, Mass. — One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a wrong-way crash on I-95 in Newbury.
According to Newbury Fire, crews responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on I-95 northbound near exit 81 around 12:05 a.m.
Upon arrival, rescuers found two passenger cars had crashed head-on on the highway. The operators of both vehicles, who were the sole occupants of the vehicles, were trapped inside the two cars.
After a nearly hour-long process, the two adult male drivers were extricated, Newbury Fire said. One driver was taken by medical helicopter to a trauma center.
Another person was pronounced dead, the Essex County District Attorney confirmed.
Fire officials said that it was apparent that one motorist was traveling southbound, the wrong way, in the northbound lane when the crash occurred.
Newburyport, Georgetown, and Rowley firefighters provided mutual aid.
The crash is under investigation by State police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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