
Fall River Man Killed in Seekonk Single-Vehicle Crash
SEEKONK (WBSM) — A Fall River man died as a result of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 in Seekonk on Tuesday.
According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, Massachusetts State Police troopers and Seekonk Fire and EMS were dispatched at about 5 p.m. on January 21 to a single-vehicle crash at mile marker 1.4 on I-195 eastbound in Seekonk.
Troopers arrived to find “a black GMC pickup behind the guardrail, up against the bridge support pillar, on the median side of the roadway,” according to the D.A.’s Office.
The lone occupant of the vehicle – Joshua Ponte, 37, of Fall River – was pronounced deceased at the scene by Seekonk Fire paramedics.
The D.A.’s Office said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
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