METHUEN — A pick-up truck crash on Interstate 495 north left two people dead and two injured around 6 a.m. Saturday, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office.
Massachusetts State Police troopers and Methuen Fire Department first-responders arrived at the scene of the accident just north of the 213 exit where they found the heavily damaged truck with four people trapped inside.
While police are currently investigating whether another vehicle was involved, it appears the truck veered off the highway and slammed into a tree in the median strip between the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway.
The accident occurred just north of the Route 213 exit.
One of the occupants was pronounced dead at the scene. Three ambulances took three other victims to Lawrence General Hospital where a second person was pronounced dead. The two others are both being treated with what police say are non-life threatening injuries.
The troopers are not releasing the identities of those involved in the accident at this time pending notification of next of kin.
The highway was shut for 30 minutes so a hospital helicopter could land, although it turned out it was not needed. The scene was cleared by 10 a.m.