West Wareham Man Killed in Middleboro Crash

MIDDLEBORO (WBSM) – A West Wareham man was killed Friday in a four-vehicle crash in Middleboro.

Massachusetts State Police said troopers responded at about 11:30 a.m. on August 2 to a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 northbound in Middleboro.

They said preliminary investigation indicates a 2023 Freightliner tractor trailer unit was traveling on I-495 when, for reasons still under investigation, it rear-ended three vehicles slowing for traffic.

The driver of a GMC Terrain, a 71-year-old West Wareham man, was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, where he was pronounced deceased. His identity was not revealed.

The driver of another vehicle involved in the crash suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital in Brockton. The other two drivers did not report injuries, state police said.

The crash remains under investigation by Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police, the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and investigators from the Plymouth County State Police Detective Unit.