16-year-old killed in crash whereas exiting highschool in Western Mass.

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The teenager was leaving college when their car was struck by a tractor-trailer.

A 16-year-old scholar at Pathfinder Tech Excessive Faculty is lifeless after their SUV was struck Tuesday whereas they had been exiting the college in Palmer, in accordance with native police.

Police say the coed — whom they haven’t publicly recognized — was leaving the college simply after 2:20 p.m. when their 1988 Chevrolet Suburban was hit broadside on the driving force’s facet by a tractor-trailer heading southbound on Sykes Avenue.

The opposite driver was not injured, and police mentioned they had been cooperating with the investigation, which was ongoing.

Originally posted 2023-06-14 14:24:19.