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Car crashes into building, Grattan Street closed
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Deadly crash in Springfield under investigation by state police
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“It was really something out of a movie:” Witness recalls major crash on River Road in Agawam
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Crash closes part of I-91 north in Longmeadowwesternmassnews.com1 DAY AGO
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