BRIMFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - State police are investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the lives of three teenagers and left another seriously wounded.
According to a statement by the Massachusetts State Police, responders arrived to the area of East Brimfield and Holland Road at approximately 12:50 a.m. to find a 2006 Nissan Sentra rolled over and 40 feet deep into the treeline.
Three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene: a 17-year-old Oxford boy, an 18-year-old West Brookfield man and a 19-year-old Holland man who is believed to have been driving.
It was later determined that a fourth occupant, a 17-year-old Brookfield boy, left the scene prior to the arrival of state troopers and had checked himself into Harrington Hospital with serious injuries.
The names of the victims have not been released. Two victims attended Tantasqua High School, officials said.
“We are deeply saddened by the news that the lives of two of our Tantasqua High School students were lost in a tragic accident overnight. Our hearts go out to their families as well as our students and staff,” school officials said in a statement.
Police are investigating what caused the vehicle to leave the road.
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